The leading Pakistani pharmaceutical company, Remington Pharmaceuticals has been granted Licenses to develop, manufacture, and supply generic versions of the world’s first two oral treatments for COVID-19, by Medicines Patent Pool, making it the first and only Pakistani company to receive the prestigious global authorization.
Under the said license from MPP, Remington Pharma will be manufacturing generic versions of the molnupiravir 200mg Capsules (RLD: Lagevrio, Merck & Co.) to 105 countries and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (RLD: PAXLOVID™, Pfizer) with the approval and authorization from MPP to supply in Pakistan and export to 95 countries.
Commenting on the occasion, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khokhar, Chairman, Remington Pharmaceuticals said, “
Remington Pharmaceuticals has been at the forefront of supplying quality-assured, cost-effective medicines in Pakistan and to other low- and middle-income countries for over 40 years, and now this is a step towards taking our efforts truly global. After recently becoming the first nationally-owned pharmaceutical company to attain the World Health Organization (WHO) Prequalification (Geneva HQ), this is another moment of pride for us that Remington Pharmaceuticals has become the only pharmaceutical company from Pakistan to receive these global supply licenses by standing in a race where majority of the other licensees are from India.”
With the presence of the licensed generic product at affordable prices, we as a country should take this as an opportunity to move towards promoting research in the country. This will surely bring Pakistan on the map of global drug development research.
Remington Pharma has already obtained the formulation of Transfer of Technology, from the originators, for the development and manufacturing generic versions of the revolutionary treatments against COVID-19. Its regional teams have already started booking the orders for commercial supplies from across the globe and have already signed supply agreements with the leading partners. However, Remington considers it our foremost duty to make this treatment available to the people of Pakistan on a priority basis.
About Remington Pharmaceuticals
Remington Pharmaceuticals is the only WHO-Geneva Prequalified pharmaceutical company working in partnership with the Medicines Patent Pool (Geneva) in the country to enable affordable access of world-class quality medicine across the globe. With over 40 years of R&D, manufacturing and supply experience, Remington is a trusted and reputed symbol for safety, quality and efficacy across the stakeholders globally. The company’s expansion program has various milestones on the way, under which our team has also been based in Dubai and the company is on its way to enter the UK, USA and the European markets. Remington Pharmaceuticals is positioning itself to be the first truly global generic pharmaceutical MNC originating out of the country.
