Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd's U.S. subsidiary said on Friday it had donated 2.5 million hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets as a potential treatment for the rapidly spreading coronavirus.
FILE PHOTO: A bird flies past the logo of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. installed on the facade of its corporate office in Mumbai, India, May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets are used for the treatment of malaria, lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis, among others. U.S. President Donald Trump last week touted the malaria drugs, and the country’s Health and Human Services has listed the drug as a medical resource subject to hoarding prevention measures.
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