WHO prequalification of injectable artesunate from Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd

20 Apr 2021
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MMV is pleased with the news that WHO prequalified injectable artesunate from Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd (India) on April 13, 2021.

This brings the number of manufacturers eligible to supply countries using international donor funding to three, thereby enhancing supply security for this life-saving medicine.

This product is listed as follows on the WHO Prequalification page: MA152 - Artesunate Sodium Bicarbonate + Sodium Chloride - 60mg + 50mg/ml + 9mg/ml - Powder and solvent for solution for injection - Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd – INDIA.

For the complete product list please see: https://extranet.who.int/pqweb/medicines/prequalified-lists/finished-pha...