Bangladesh’s Beximco signed off 2021 on a high launching the first generic version of Pfizer’s Paxlovid at about $186 for a five-day treatment course and claimed that it has ‘adequate capacities' for exports as well.
Within days of the US Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir tablets, co-packaged for oral use), Bangladesh’s Beximco Pharmaceuticals announced that it had rolled out the first cut-price generic of the oral pill for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19.
Rabbur Reza, Beximco Pharmaceuticals' chief operating officer, told Generics Bulletin sister publication Scrip that the company had developed the product...
Amneal has marked its entry into China after receiving its first product approval in the market. Meanwhile, the firm has also outlined US approvals for two generics currently suffering from shortages.
Avoiding disaster at the beginning of the pandemic and offering a pro-active supply chain blueprint should position the generics industry well for an onshoring debate in Congress, but a look back at March 2020 is a reminder that even small policy shifts can have a big impact.
After US President Joe Biden launched a review of the country’s API supply chain, the task force has reported back with key vulnerabilities that contribute to drug shortages and supply risks during a global public health emergency. According to the report, the lack of geographic diversity and dependence on foreign nations and anti-competitive actions by foreign nations are key areas of concern.
Nichi-Iko says that remediation activities at its Toyama plant in the wake of a suspension over GMP violations mean that there may be delays to supply.
Avoiding disaster at the beginning of the pandemic and offering a pro-active supply chain blueprint should position the generics industry well for an onshoring debate in Congress, but a look back at March 2020 is a reminder that even small policy shifts can have a big impact.
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Teva and Biocon Biologics have become the latest firms to sign up to the Biosimilars Forum industry association in the US.
