** Shares of drugmaker MannKind MNKD.O rise 2.1% to $6.81
premarket
** MNKD and partner Cipla CIPL.NS say the Central Drugs
Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) in India has approved
MNKD's insulin inhalation powder Afrezza
** India has the second highest burden of diabetes worldwide
the companies say
** MNKD expects to ship product for CIPL by end of 2025
** Under the agreement, CIPL is responsible for obtaining
regulatory approvals to distribute Afrezza in India as well as
marketing and sales activities, while MNKD is responsible for
supplying it
** Up to last close, MNKD up 83.2% YTD
(Reporting by Puyaan Singh)
((Puyaan.Singh@thomsonreuters.com;))