Remdesivir Suppliers & Bulk Manufacturers

Available Forms: Lyophilized powder for IV & Injection

Available Strengths: Powder(100 mg/vial); Injection: 100 mg/20 mL (5 mg/mL)

Reference Brands: Veklury® (EU & US)

Category: Anti Covid Medicines

Remdesivir is an antiviral for COVID-19, sold by Gilead as Veklury and given by intravenous infusion, usually from a 100 mg lyophilised powder vial. Several Indian companies have made generic remdesivir under voluntary licences from Gilead that cover a defined list of countries. We confirm the manufacturer, the licence position for your market, documents and lead time for each order.

Product Description:

Remdesivir is a nucleotide-analogue antiviral that blocks the RNA polymerase of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Gilead's Veklury is approved in the US for COVID-19 in hospitalised patients and in the EU for COVID-19 pneumonia needing supplemental oxygen. Both also approve a three-day course for high-risk patients with milder disease (in the US, patients not in hospital; in the EU, patients not needing oxygen). It is given by intravenous infusion, most often from a 100 mg vial of lyophilised powder that is reconstituted and then diluted.

Remdesivir manufacturing in India

In 2020 Gilead signed voluntary, non-exclusive licences with a group of generic manufacturers, most of them based in India, allowing them to make remdesivir and sell it in 127 countries, mostly low- and middle-income. Several Indian manufacturers took up these licences, and their products were used widely in India during the 2021 wave.

Demand is far lower than at the pandemic peak, so availability, batch size and lead time vary by manufacturer and are best confirmed at the time of enquiry. Before you buy, check:

• Licence territory. Generic remdesivir made under the Gilead licences may be sold only in the countries the licences cover. For any other market, the patent and registration position has to be checked before an order.
• Registration. Most markets require the specific product to be registered or authorised, or imported through a tender, emergency-use or named-patient route.
• Storage and shelf life. Under the US label the lyophilised powder is stored below 30 °C; an earlier solution concentrate needed refrigeration at 2 to 8 °C. Follow the labelling of the product offered and check its remaining shelf life.

Remdesivir API

Some of the licensees have made remdesivir API in India for their own finished products. Supply of the API to third parties depends on the same licence terms, so tell us the intended finished product and market when you enquire.

We work with hospitals, distributors and tender suppliers; see our government tender supply service, or send us an RFQ with the quantity and destination market. Related products include molnupiravir and baricitinib.