French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi announced on Tuesday the delivery of the first anti-malaria drugs made from a semi-synthetic version of their key ingredient to millions of patients in Africa. Sanofi said that the development of semi-synthetic artemisinin -- the weapon of choice against malaria -- signalled a "new era" in the fight against the mosquito-borne disease. Artemisinin is normally derived from a plant called sweet wormwood, but the weather ...Wednesday 13 August 2014
Ready: First Semi-synthetic Malaria Drugs from French Drugmaker Sanofi
French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi announced on Tuesday the delivery of the first anti-malaria drugs made from a semi-synthetic version of their key ingredient to millions of patients in Africa. Sanofi said that the development of semi-synthetic artemisinin -- the weapon of choice against malaria -- signalled a "new era" in the fight against the mosquito-borne disease. Artemisinin is normally derived from a plant called sweet wormwood, but the weather ...
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