California: Amneal Pharmaceuticals, founded by Indian- American entrepreneurs Chirag and Chintu Patel, donated 400,000 hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets to the state of Louisiana to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. It already has donated millions of the tablets to New York and Texas.
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, working with state Senate Health and Welfare chairman Fred Mills, announced the significant donation by New Jersey-based Amneal Pharmaceuticals of the hydroxychloroquine tablets. These drugs have been identified as a possible treatment for Covid-19 virus. The donation will go toward clinical trials and patient treatment in Louisiana, said an Amneal Pharmaceuticals statement.
"On behalf of Louisiana, I want to thank Amneal for this generous donation," said Landry. "It is important we all work together to help solve the Covid-19 crisis. We must come together as Louisianans and as Americans. This donation from Amneal demonstrates its strong effort to be a good corporate citizen in our nation."
Chirag and Chintu Patel, co-chief executive officers of Amneal, said, "All of us at Amneal are committed to supporting our communities in the global fight against COVID-19. We are working with urgency to assist the hardest-hit states and hospitals around the country to benefit as many patients as possible during this critical time." Amneal Pharmaceuticals, headquartered in New Jersey is focused on the development, manufacturing, and distribution of generic and specialty drug products.
