Dr. Reddy’s partners with Sanofi for vaccine brands in India – Drug Store News

Dr. Reddys has entered into an exclusive partnership with Sanofi Healthcare India to promote and distribute their vaccine brands across private markets in India.

Dr. Reddys will have exclusive rights to promote and distribute Sanofis pediatric and adult vaccine brands Hexaxim, Pentaxim, Tetraxim, Menactra, FluQuadri, Adacel and Avaxim 80U.

These brands saw combined sales of approximately $51 million, per IQVIA February 2024 data.

Sanofi will continue to own, manufacture and import these brands to the country.

Preeti Futnani, general manager India for vaccines at Sanofi, said, Vaccine confidence has reached its highest in India in the last few years. Yet, there is much to be done for the rest of the countrys large unvaccinated cohort. To fulfill our long-term commitment to India and expand our geographic reach, were pleased to partner with Dr. Reddys for exclusive distribution and promotion. Were confident this partnership will further bolster our promise of saving millions of lives against vaccines preventable diseases with improved vaccination coverage.

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M.V. Ramana, CEO of branded markets (India and emerging markets), at Dr. Reddys, said, We are happy to have the opportunity to leverage our strengths in promotion and distribution to considerably expand engagement with healthcare professionals and help widen access of Sanofis well-established and trusted vaccine brands in India. We continue our efforts to become the partner of choice in bringing novel, innovative and trusted drugs to patients in India through strategic collaborations. The portfolio now gives Dr. Reddys a strong presence in the vaccine segment, propelling us to the second position among vaccines players in India. Through each product and partnership, our aim is to serve over 1.5 billion patients by 2030.

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