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Sandoz, Teva And Mylan Step Up On Hydroxychloroquine

As White House And FDA Ramp Up Coronavirus Research

 
• By Dean Rudge

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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The White House has directed the FDA to expedite testing and possible broader use of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine • Source: Shutterstock

Teva, Mylan and Novartis’ Sandoz have announced significant steps to meet the “urgent demand” for off-patent hydroxychloroquine sulfate as a potential treatment option for the global COVID-19 pandemic, as the White House directed the US Food and Drug Administration to expedite testing and possible broader use of the drug alongside another anti-malarial drug, chloroquine phosphate.

Sandoz says it is committed to donating up to 130 million doses of its generic US- and EU-approved hydroxychloroquine by the end of May this year, considering current inventory of around 50 million doses; while parent Novartis is supporting ongoing clinical trial

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