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Article: Kunming Pharma to establish new production base for antimalarial drug.
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- China Business News
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- February 27, 2007
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Kunming Pharma to establish new production base for antimalarial drug
Shanghai. February 27. INTERFAX-CHINA - Kunming Pharmaceutical Corp. Co.
Ltd.'s shareholders have approved the establishment of a new RMB 50 million ($6.45 million) production base for its antimalarial drug, the listed arm of the group announced today.
One of China's largest herbal medicine manufacturers, Kunming Pharma specializes in the production of ARCO, which is also known as compound complex naphthoquine phosphate tablets, made from arteannuin. According to the World Health Organization, arteanniun is the most effective treatment for malaria.
"Last year, the ...