AbbVie Brings In Non-EU Kaletra To Bolster Dwindling French Supplies
Shortages Continue Because Of Use For COVID-19
Executive Summary
The US company is bringing extra supplies of lopinavir/ritonavir into France but stresses that the combination treatment is not authorized for treating patients with the coronavirus.
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