Days after Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. made headlines with the launch of a generic version of favipiravir in India, the antiviral's originator Fujifilm Toyama Chemical Co. Ltd. has made significant strides to bolster manufacturing and supplies through a wide-ranging deal with front-line Indian firm Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. and Global Response Aid (GRA), a provider of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals.
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Fujifilm Toyama seals three-way deal to accelerate the development and global supply of favipiravir, close on the heels of the arrival of a generic version of the antiviral in India under restricted emergency use for the treatment of COVID-19.
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