University of Antioquia produces chloroquine and advances in pharmaceutical sovereignty Agency Period... Thu, 14/05/2026 - 19:09 For the first time, a university public plant manufactures a key antimalarial drug.
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University of Antioquia produces chloroquine and advances in pharmaceutical sovereignty Agency Period... Thu, 14/05/2026 - 19:09 For the first time, a university public plant manufactures a key antimalarial drug.
The University of Antioquia sets a precedent in the country by becoming the first Colombian public educational institution to manufacture an essential medicine for public health. After three years of research, the UdeA began the industrial production of Chloroquina, a key drug for the treatment of malaria. Orlando Ríos, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences, explained: “It is a very important milestone.