Teva, Sandoz And Accord Take COVID-19 Action
Apotex Donates Critical Medicines, MedPharm Screens And Beximco Focuses Efforts
Executive Summary
While Teva has helped to mitigate a Canadian shortage of salbutamol inhalers, Accord has struck a deal with the UK government to supply hydroxychloroquine. Sandoz is bolstering its inventory to meet demand and Apotex is donating critical medicines, while MedPharm’s new testing model will screen drugs for therapeutic effectiveness and Beximco is focusing on manufacturing hydroxychloroquine, favipiravir and ivermectin.
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