Ranbaxy to provide AIDS drugs to 10 lakh patients

By New Delhi: | 29 Nov 2002

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New Delhi: Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd has announced that it will provide anti-AIDS medicines for treatment to 5-10 lakh patients suffering from AIDS in the coming 18-24 months across the world.

Commenting today on the forthcoming occasion of `Worlds AIDS Day' on December 1, Dr Brian W Tempest, president, pharmaceuticals, Ranbaxy Laboratories said: "Ranbaxy has always been at the forefront in addressing the healthcare needs by providing cost-effective and quality medicines. To address the growing menace of HIV around the world, Ranbaxy will pledge to serve a large part of the global demand of anti-retrovirals (ARVs)".

Ranbaxy's commitment to this segment is evident from the fact that it has filed 300 registrations in 54 countries during the last 18 months.

During the past one year alone, Ranbaxy has made around 100 registrations/marketing authorisations with products available in almost 20 countries. Six anti-AIDS products have also been pre-qualified by WHO of which four are ARVs, more than offered by any other generic company.

 

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