Clinton Foundation Makes Huge HIV/AIDS Buy From India’s Cipla
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
The foundation of former U.S. President Bill Clinton has made a large buy of pediatric antiretroviral drugs from India's Cipla. The drugs are to be distributed by the Clinton Foundation in 62 developing countries with most of the children with HIV/AIDS. A Cipla physician said the firm was chosen in part because it is one of only a few companies with a pediatric dosage of the AIDS drug. Of the 22 retrovirals approved by the U.S. FDA, only five are either available in a pediatric dosage or approved for use in children. (Click here for more