Phase III trials of COVID drug Movfor show positive results, says HeteroThe results, presented as an Oral Abstract at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) held virtually February 12...
19 Feb, 2022, 08.28 PM IST
Do Molnupiravir's benefits outweigh risks? Here's what experts sayThe ICMR Director-General Balram Bhargava had said that molnupiravir has major safety concerns and has not been included in the national pr...
11 Jan, 2022, 05.15 PM IST
India to become hub for Covid-19 antiviral generic drugs: FitchGeneric molnupiravir will increase access in India and other low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), while simplifying current supply cha...
07 Jan, 2022, 04.06 PM IST
Lupin launches Molnulup for COVID-19 treatmentMolnupiravir has been given emergency use authorisation by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for treatment of adult COVID-19 pati...
07 Jan, 2022, 12.31 PM IST
Merck says no safety concerns observed in molnupiravir phase-3 trial, shared relevant data with DCGIMerck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) on Friday said its COVID antiviral molnupiravir has cut the risk of hospitalization or death in Phase 3 clinical ...
07 Jan, 2022, 11.41 AM IST
Covid cases on the rise, experts call for newer drugs, faster approvalsThe Drug Controller General of India had last week approved Merck and Ridgeback’s antiviral molnupiravir for the treatment of mild-to-moder...
02 Jan, 2022, 11.01 PM IST
Dr Reddy's Laboratories to introduce Molnupiravir to treat COVID-19 shortlyThe drug firm said it is able to manufacture the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) as well as the formulation for Molnupiravir, and ha...
28 Dec, 2021, 06.23 PM IST
Cipla to launch Molnupiravir under Cipmolnu brand name for COVID-19 treatment"This launch is yet another step in our endeavour to enable access to all treatments in COVID care. We continue to be guided by the power o...
28 Dec, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
Torrent Pharma to launch Molnupiravir under Molnutor brand name to treat COVID-19Torrent Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday said it will launch MSD and Ridgeback's molnupiravir under the brand name Molnutor in India for the trea...
28 Dec, 2021, 04.48 PM IST
USFDA approves COVID antiviral pill molnupiravir for emergency useThe USFDA also said the drug should be given for whom alternative COVID-19 treatment options authorized by the FDA are not accessible or cl...
23 Dec, 2021, 08.53 PM IST
Merck v Pfizer: here's how the two new COVID antiviral drugs work and will be usedUK approved molnupiravir, the COVID antiviral developed by Merck and Ridgeback Therapeutics. Now, Pfizer has released results from trials o...
14 Dec, 2021, 01.01 PM IST
COVID antiviral drug Molnupiravir efficacy against hospitalization or death drops to 30% compared to placebo groupThe analysis of latest data on efficacy is much less than the previous interim analysis announced by the company which was based on data fr...
26 Nov, 2021, 10.34 PM IST
Sun Pharma says gearing up to launch COVID drug molnupiravirThe company said the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is currently reviewing clinical data of molnupiravir for the treatment of COV...
11 Nov, 2021, 06.16 PM IST
MSD enters pact with UN-backed MPP to license COVID drug molnupiravir in 105 countries including IndiaUnder the terms of the agreement, MPP will be permitted to further license non-exclusive sub-licences to manufacturers and diversify the ma...
27 Oct, 2021, 08.26 PM IST
India's Everest Organics starts making ingredient for Merck's COVID-19 pillThe Indian bulk drugs manufacturer joins Divi's Laboratories Ltd as an API maker for Merck's experimental oral drug. Merck has separately e...
12 Oct, 2021, 01.40 PM IST
Aurobindo Pharma, MSN Labs seek DGCI nod for Phase-III trials of Merck's molnupiravirIn a meeting held on October 4, both the companies said that they “they want to discontinue phase III trial in moderate Covid-19 patients a...
08 Oct, 2021, 11.42 PM IST
A new oral antiviral drug for COVID-19 is being tested in humans - can it make a difference?One promising drug that could improve things is molnupiravir, an antiviral that's moving into the final stages of testing in humans. Resear...
24 Sep, 2021, 11.55 AM IST