Pandemic Perspectives: Acacia CEO Says Pre-Existing Commercial Relationships, End-User Backing Key To Product Launches

Virtual Medical Product Marketing Also ‘Here To Stay’, CEO tells Scrip.

Despite sector lockdowns there, Acacia has just launched two hospital-based products in the US. Its CEO Mike Bolinder tells Scrip how it defied the pandemic to get its drugs to their users.

Acacia successfully placed two new drugs in US hospitals during the COVID-19 crisis • Source: Alamy

Acacia Pharma Group plc’s CEO Mike Bolinder knew launching two new medical products into the beleaguered US hospital environment was going to be a challenge – but then came COVID-19 which made everything that much more difficult.

In late 2020, Acacia was starting its launch of Barhemsys (amisulpride injection) for post-operative nausea and vomiting and making plans to begin commercializing its new procedural sedation drug ByFavo (remimazolam) in early 2021

Pandemic Perspectives

One year on from the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic on 11 March 2020, editors across Informa Pharma Intelligence publications are taking a

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