By John Smith • Published: 10 Apr 2020 • 14:39
SANOFI a French pharmaceutical company which manufactures Plaquenil, a drug based on hydroxychloroquine, which is being tested to see whether it can counter the effects of Covid-19 will send a quantity to Spain.
It has doubled its production and will be distributing 100 million doses to 50 different countries and will continue with increased manufacture if clinical studies indicate that it is effective against the virus.
The World Health Organisation has included the anti-malarial drug (which also helps those suffering from rheumatoid arthritis) in its recommended list of priority experimental treatment and it is reported that Spanish laboratories have recently initiated testing.
This is the drug that President Trump has said will cure the world but as yet there is no hard data to confirm that it is the miracle panacea that he has been promoting with the phrase “what do you have to lose?”
With manufacturing facilities all over the world, including the USA and much of Europe, the company is in a position to distribute the drug quickly and efficiently.
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Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
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