A laboratory manufacturing Pfizer’s Paxlovid in Freiburg, Germany. Fosun Pharma is also eligible to produce and supply the raw ingredients for the drug, which is called nirmatrelvir. Photo: AFP
A laboratory manufacturing Pfizer’s Paxlovid in Freiburg, Germany. Fosun Pharma is also eligible to produce and supply the raw ingredients for the drug, which is called nirmatrelvir. Photo: AFP
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China’s Fosun posts 26 per cent jump in net profit, gets ready to make generic Pfizer and Merck Covid-19 pills

  • Pfizer licence to ‘hone Fosun Pharma’s image as a leading player’, after endorsement by UN-backed Medicines Patent Pool, analyst says
  • Parent firm Fosun International reports 26 per cent year-on-year increase in net profit to US$1.6 billion for 2021

A laboratory manufacturing Pfizer’s Paxlovid in Freiburg, Germany. Fosun Pharma is also eligible to produce and supply the raw ingredients for the drug, which is called nirmatrelvir. Photo: AFP
A laboratory manufacturing Pfizer’s Paxlovid in Freiburg, Germany. Fosun Pharma is also eligible to produce and supply the raw ingredients for the drug, which is called nirmatrelvir. Photo: AFP
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