No guidelines yet that I am aware of. Since it's not a new medication, but rather using an existing medication off label, there is no need for the compassionate care act to come into play. If they really wanted to (they being companies that make it like bayer and teva) they could apply for an investigational approval for a new treatment indication. But ultimately that's not required being that it's such a cheap medication, people can afford it without insurance anyhow
Edit: investigational drug application is used to get a medicine that's been previously approved for something to be approved for a new disease/illness so that insurance companies will pay for it
I'm not sure who makes it but it's most likely very easy to make since it's an older medication and not a complicated biologic agent. There's generic forms which means the manufacturing process and drug compound is public domain
No guidelines yet that I am aware of. Since it's not a new medication, but rather using an existing medication off label, there is no need for the compassionate care act to come into play. If they really wanted to (they being companies that make it like bayer and teva) they could apply for an investigational approval for a new treatment indication. But ultimately that's not required being that it's such a cheap medication, people can afford it without insurance anyhow
Edit: investigational drug application is used to get a medicine that's been previously approved for something to be approved for a new disease/illness so that insurance companies will pay for it
Any US-based drug manufacturers ramping up? How hard is it to make? This seems a lot more doable than ramping up the production of ventilators.
(Thinking Perrigo in Michigan. Nothing on their website.)
I'm not sure who makes it but it's most likely very easy to make since it's an older medication and not a complicated biologic agent. There's generic forms which means the manufacturing process and drug compound is public domain