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LG Life Sciences insulin glargine

Insulin glargine biosimilar developed by LG Life Sciences. Reference product Lantus.

Brands by market: Brand not published by CDSCO (India, import) · Commercial partner or holder: LG Life Sciences (import) · Company profile
FDANot listed
EMANot listed
MHRANot listed
PMDANot listed
HCNot listed
CDSCODec 2011permitted
EDENot listed
Approved or registered in 1 of 7 markets

About LG Life Sciences insulin glargine

LG Life Sciences of Korea has held an Indian import permission for its insulin glargine since 2011. It is one of several Korean insulins that reached India through import before domestic manufacture became common.

Status by market

FDA

United States

Not listed by FDA.

EMA

European Union

Not listed by EMA.

MHRA

United Kingdom

Not listed by MHRA.

PMDA

Japan

Not listed by PMDA.

HC

Canada

Not listed by HC.

CDSCO

India

Central Drugs Standard Control OrganisationApproved
Brand
Not published by CDSCO (INN only)
Holder or applicant
LG Life Sciences
Pathway
Import and marketing permission
Approved
Dec 2011
Application or permission
Import permission
Indications as licensed
Type 1 and type 2 diabetes (adults)
Presentations
100 IU/mL vial and cartridge
Source
S013 (CDSCO) · checked Sep 2026
EDE

United Arab Emirates

Not listed by EDE.

Other developers in the same markets

Where LG Life Sciences insulin glargine holds an approval, these are the other insulin glargine biosimilars approved in that market.

MarketRivalsDevelopers (product)
CDSCO9Biocon Biologics (Semglee), Cipla (Cipla insulin glargine), Eli Lilly (Rezvoglar / Abasaglar), Eris Lifesciences (Eris insulin glargine), Genesys Biologics (Genesys insulin glargine), Lupin (Lupin insulin glargine), M.J. Biopharm (M.J. Biopharm insulin glargine), Regenix (Regenix insulin glargine), Wockhardt (Wockhardt insulin glargine)

Same developer, other molecules

Other biosimilars in the Atlas developed by LG Chem: LG Life Sciences somatropin.

Chronology

Sources

All insulin glargine biosimilars

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Data current to September 2026.