FDA ‘Exception’ For Ipca’s Chloroquine/HCQ Amid Supply Plans From Others
Executive Summary
Import alert hit-Ipca gets a temporary reprieve from US FDA for supplies of hydroxychloroquine sulphate and chloroquine phosphate, the antimalarials in the spotlight as potential treatments for COVID-19. But with many firms committing to supplies/donations, analysts appear to be tempering enthusiasm for large windfall gains for the Indian firm.
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