How Big Is Indonesia's Chance to Secure COVID-19 Drug Supplies?

By Editorial Team 08/10/2021
COVID-19 drugs
Summary

The government is exploring the possibility of securing decent supplies of several new COVID-19 drugs, including Molnupiravir produced by Merck & Co, a US-based pharmaceutical company. The Health Minister, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, revealed that he had been approaching a number of global pharmaceutical manufacturers producing COVID-19 drugs. The ministry will also team up with the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) and state-owned hospitals to review them.

Apart from Molnupiravir, several new drugs being explored are those developed by the United States pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Celltrion Inc from South Korea. "We have approached the manufacturer and even planned to start clinical trials," Budi revealed on Monday (10/4). He also said that several types of drugs were being tested, from monoclonal antibodies such as Regeneron to other antiviral drugs. "Hopefully, by the end of this year, we will know which drugs are suitable for our society," he said.

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