Impact Analyses - Dr Reddy's Srikakulam Facility Observations
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited operates the CTO-SEZ
Process Unit-01 located at Devunipalavalasa Village, Ranastalam Mandal,
Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh 532409, India (IND). The facility was inspected
by the USFDA from December 4 to December 12, 2025, as part of a Pre-
Approval Inspection (PAI), and the inspection concluded with the issuance
of a Form 483 containing five observations.
- The
site is a strategically important manufacturing facility within Dr.
Reddy’s U.S. generics network, supporting multiple high-value molecules
and contributing company’s overall U.S. business. • The Srikakulam
PU01 facility manufactures several important U.S.-marketed products, with
annual sales > $ 5 million.
- Four
out of the five important products have backup manufacturing facilities,
materially lowering dependency on the Srikakulam site.
- More
than 60% of the sales exposure linked to this facility is already
backed up, mitigating the risk of sustained revenue disruption.
- In
case of any supply disruptions due to GMP issues, we believe one drug
which may face risk of shortages, driven by its relatively higher market
share and the absence of an approved backup manufacturing facility.
In conclusion, strong product-level backup coverage and a
proven regulatory recovery track record are expected to limit business impact,
provided timely corrective actions are implemented to address the five Form 483
observations.