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Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. Receives Chinese SFDA Approval for Laonian Kechuan Tablets
Date:9/11/2008

Launch Scheduled for November 2008

CHENGDU, China, Sept. 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tianyin Pharmaceutical, Co., Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: TYNP), a manufacturer and supplier of modernized traditional Chinese medicine ("TCM") based in Chengdu, China, today announced that the Company has received approval from the Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) to produce Laonian Kechuan Tablets in the dosage form of 0.25 gram/tablet (SFDA approval number Z20083360). The Company plans to launch Laonian Kechuan Tablets in the domestic market and begin recording revenue in November 2008.

Laonian Kechuan Tablets is a TCM drug that effectively treats asthma in people aged 60 or above. According to Chinese SFDA statistics, the market size in China for asthma drugs exceeded $580 million in 2004. Due to the low toxicity and high efficacy, TCM's for asthma have proven to be more readily accepted by patients, and currently comprise over 75% share of the retail market segment for long-term asthma drug users.

The fifth national census reveals that the population 60 years of age and older in China is about 144 million, accounting for one fifth of the world's total. According to China's epidemiology survey, the asthma incident rate among those 60 or above is close to 2.6%. The clinical trials showed that Tianyin's Laonian Kechuan Tablets can effectively boost immunity and improve the recovery of elder patients with asthma. The drug is also effective in treating chronic bronchitis and related indications such as physical weakness.

"We are very pleased to announce the approval of Laonian Kechuan Tablets from the Chinese SFDA, another milestone of our portfolio development which currently includes 37 drugs addressing a number of popular indications," Dr. Jiang, Chairman and CEO of Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co., Inc., commented. "The recent new drug approvals we have received confirm our ability of getting drugs through the
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