Recipharm secures supply of drug substance and commences manufacture of chloroquine phosphate
Recipharm, a leading contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), has now secured supply of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) chloroquine phosphate for its drug Klorokinfosfat RPH Pharma and commenced manufacture of the product. The move comes following reports that chloroquine phosphate may be part of the therapy for COVID-19 patients. While chloroquine products are not currently indicated for treatment or prevention of COVID-19 and must only be prescribed according to present guidelines, a large number of clinical studies involving chloroquine and