The WHO’s new "living guideline" against remdesivir’s use in hospitalized patients notwithstanding, some key opinion leaders in India see a role for the antiviral, but underscore that COVID-19 is still in its infancy and all repurposed therapies for the disease still have a long way to go. They also see the US remdesivir studies as more robust.

Viatris, the combination of Mylan and Pfizer’s Upjohn unit, launched on 16 November. The culmination of almost 16 months of work, the transaction faced many hurdles, not least the devastating effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Generics Bulletin has collated every step of the deal in chronological order, spanning its 476-day history.

New review process planned to launch next year. FDA officials and industry reps note re-emergence of FDA enforcement actions targeting internet-sponsored links.

Novartis’s siRNA for lowering cholesterol was also among the 10 new medicines that the European Medicines Agency this week said should be approved in the EU.