Supyra®

S Kant Healthcare

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Product category

  • Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine)
Therapeutic indication

  • Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) for children 3 to 59 months in eligible regions
Dosing

  • Once daily for 3 days (amodiaquine) and one day (sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine), administered in monthly cycles for 4 months
Efficacy

  • 75% reduction in malaria episodes in pivotal trials
Key features

  • Recommended by WHO for the prevention of malaria in children in areas of high seasonal malaria transmission

  • Two-year shelf life
Challenges
  • Drug distribution to healthy subjects mainly via door-to-door campaigns
Status
  • The Global Fund ERP extended until August 2021
  • Registered in 4 countries; ongoing in 5 other countries
  • 12 million treatments distributed in 2020
Next milestone
  • WHO prequalification
  • Extension of the recommendation for children up to their 10th birthday
  • Validation of the dose and development of a specific packaging for children from 5 years old up until their 10th birthday
  • Exploration of expanded SMC coverage by adding a fifth monthly round of treatment in areas with longer seasonal transmission
MMV Project Director

  • Dr André-Marie Tchouatieu