Bayer signs deal to supply contraceptives to developing nations

31 August 2008

German drug major Bayer Schering has signed a contract with the US Agency for International Development to supply up to 110 million cycles of oral contraceptives yearly for family planning programs in developing countries worldwide.

The firm will deliver up to 50 million cycles per year of Microgynon 30 ED Fe/Microlut (levonorgestrel) for public markets and up to 60 million cycles per year for social marketing programs for distribution in more than 50 USAID-supported programs worldwide, including Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Europe and Latin America.

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