6. Product Development Priorities

Table 6.2: Selected Initiatives of the TDR

Selected Initiatives of the TDR
DiseaseProductPartnerStatus
Uncomplicated malariaLapdapGlaxoSmithKlineDossier submitted (2002)
Lapdap, artesunateGlaxoSmithKlinePhase 1
Pyronaridine, artesunateShin PoongPreclinical trials
Severe malariaIntramuscular artemetherArtecefRegistered (2000)
Rectal artesunateUnder discussionFDA approval letter received
Visceral leishmaniasisMiltefosineZentarisRegistered (2002)
ParomomycinInstitute for One World HealthPhase 3 studies
Sleeping sicknessIntravenous eflornithineAventisRegistered (2001)
River blindnessIvermectinMerckRegistered (1989)

Source: Ridley 2003.