Sandoz, Teva And Mylan Step Up On Hydroxychloroquine
As White House And FDA Ramp Up Coronavirus Research
Executive Summary
To meet expected demand in the weeks and months ahead, Novartis' Sandoz has committed to donate up to 130 million doses of generic hydroxychloroquine – a treatment for malaria currently under investigation as a therapy to aid in the COVID-19 pandemic – while Teva and Mylan have also made strides, as the generics industry continues to play its part in tackling the coronavirus outbreak.
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