GENEVA, Jan 20 — Generic drug manufacturers will make a more affordable version of Merck’s anti-Covid pill for 105 of the world’s poorer nations, a UN-backed organisation said today.
Merck granted a licence to the MPP in an agreement announced in October. The MPP, in turn, issued sub-licences to the generic drugs makers. Five manufacturers will focus on producing the raw ingredients; 13 will produce both raw ingredients and molnupiravir itself; while nine will simply produce the finished drug.
“Accelerating broad, affordable access to molnupiravir has been a priority for MSD from the start,” said the company’s Paul Schaper.Merck jointly developed molnupiravir with the Miami-based company Ridgeback Biotherapeutics.
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