The potentially endemic nature of the coronavirus could buoy gains for Cipla’s COVID-19 portfolio, which now includes an antibody detection kit. The Indian firm’s albuterol generic has also chipped away at market share in the US.

Lauding a “significant milestone for Mylan, for the global public health community and, most importantly, for patients who are battling this pandemic,” Mylan has received approval in India for its remdesivir 100mg/vial product licensed from Gilead Sciences.

In the wake of the revelation that the US has secured rights to almost all of Gilead’s remdesivir supplies through September 2020, compulsory licensing had been raised as a possible way for countries to procure versions of the COVID-19 treatment. However, Medicines for Europe has cautioned that the procedure will not be practical to apply in Europe.