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Gilead/Continued Supply of HIV Medicine During the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
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Dear Partners,
Over the last several weeks, we know you have heard from many of your constituents who are concerned the novel coronavirus pandemic could impact their ability to obtain HIV medication. We wanted to reach out to assure you there are currently no manufacturing concerns or supply shortages with any Gilead products, including our HIV portfolio.
Gilead’s global commercial supply chain is robust and resilient with the right processes in place, geographic diversity in our supply chain and enough of the materials required to make our medicines. We have done this purposefully and carefully to enable continued supply of Gilead’s medicines in a challenging situation like the one we face today. As a result, we are not seeing, and we do not anticipate, shortages of Gilead marketed products, including our HIV medicines, in the foreseeable future.
Our supply network provides both flexibility and redundancy, and our inventory levels are robust, with no immediate or foreseeable risk to our supply chain. For more information, please see this article on Gilead.com. We are also working closely with our partners to monitor travel restrictions and border closings. There are currently no restrictions or delays limiting the transport of goods, including medications.
Some wholesalers have proactively implemented allocation limits on several pharmaceutical products, including HIV medications. In the event that pharmacies experience a temporary lack of inventory, they should contact their wholesaler to request an exception to these limits. When necessary and approved by the wholesaler, Gilead is able to drop-ship directly to a pharmacy. A complete list of authorized distributors can be found here.
Additionally, while we have paused enrollment for some clinical studies, we have made important exceptions for studies where patient outcomes are critically impacted. This includes studies of our investigational HIV capsid inhibitor GS-6207 in people who have multi-drug resistant HIV and therefore have limited treatment options. We will also continue to prepare for new study initiations in the face of temporary delays to most study enrollments.
During this uncertain time, it is more important than ever that we stay in close communication. We do not see any potential disruption to our supply chain now or in the foreseeable future. Gilead is committed to ensuring you have up-to-date information on our efforts to help the HIV community respond to the novel coronavirus pandemic and will keep you apprised of any changes.
Best,
Coy Stout
Vice President, U.S. Commercial Access and Reimbursement Solutions
Douglas Brooks
Executive Director, Community Engagement, Public Affairs
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