Merck Serono collaborates with Neopharma for production in UAE

4 December 2012

Merck Serono, a division of Germany’s Merck KGaA (MRK: DE), Germany, and Unite Arab Emirates drug manufacturer Neopharma, announced the first partnership of its kind to locally produce Merck branded medication in the UAE for distribution across the Middle East, reports the Emirates News Agency.

Under the agreement announced on the occasion of the UAE's 41st National Day, Merck Serono will be the first multinational pharmaceutical company to work with a local manufacturer to cater to regional demand for key pharmaceutical products through export out of the UAE manufacturing base.

Initially, two Merck Serono products will be manufactured by Neopharma: Euthyrox (levothyroxine), a hormone therapy requiring a very stringent sterile environment for production and packaging; and Glucophage (metformin), a standard oral treatment for people suffering from type 2 diabetes that helps control blood sugar levels. Production of both branded medications will begin in 2013.

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