Antiviral hyped as potential Covid treatment "ineffective", finds major studyLopinavir-ritonavir showed “no beneficial effect” in hospitalised patients not on ventilators, as per University of Oxford’s Recovery trial...
30 Jun, 2020, 10.35 AM IST
Recruitment for HCQ solidarity trial stopped in IndiaThe decision to scrap HCQ testing was based on evidence from the Solidarity Trial, the UK’s Recovery Trial and a Cochrane review of other e...
19 Jun, 2020, 06.52 AM IST
Will Gilead’s Covid-19 drug lift sustain for Jubilant Life, Cipla?Use of remdesivir is said to reduce hospital stay by 31 per cent to 11 days from 15 days.
15 May, 2020, 04.04 PM IST
India to test four drugs for Covid-19 as part of the WHO solidarity trialOn Wednesday the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) announced that potential anti-viral agents, Remdesivir, Chloroquine/Hydroxychlor...
15 May, 2020, 03.35 PM IST
India to test four drugs as part of WHO trialPotential anti-viral agents remdesivir, chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir-ritonavir and lopinavir-ritonavir with interferon will be...
14 May, 2020, 06.56 AM IST
'Govt using telemedicine to reduce doctors’ exposure'Details of patients, who are otherwise healthy, are sent to doctors who then advise workers on how to manage the patients
13 Apr, 2020, 08.00 AM IST
COVID-19: Orders for over 10 crore anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine tablets placed by CentreThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended the anti-malarial drug for those involved in the care of suspected or confirm...
03 Apr, 2020, 08.04 PM IST
Kerala: British national given HIV antiretroviral drugs to treat coronavirus now tests negativeA British national, who was administered HIV antiretroviral drugs for treating his coronavirus infection, has tested negative, doctors at t...
26 Mar, 2020, 11.09 AM IST
A Mumbai company is working on a potential coronavirus medicineFavipiravir, an off-patent drug originally owned by Japanese drug maker Fuji, holds potential against RNA viruses, one of which is Covid-19...
20 Mar, 2020, 01.19 PM IST
Coronavirus: HIV drugs can be used in severe cases, says ICMRAccording to ICMR experts, the inclusion of the anti-HIV drugs for treating Covid-19 was based on earlier evidence about their effectivenes...
15 Mar, 2020, 10.54 AM IST
Covid-19: China stalls supplies, India faces anti-retroviral shortageAntiretrovirals - used for treating coronavirus - are manufactured by around five major pharma companies in India. The demand for such drug...
13 Mar, 2020, 10.52 AM IST
Pharma department tells companies to step up manufacture of anti-HIV drugsExperts meets pharma execs seeking enough stock of Lopinavir and Ritonavir to be kept ready for India.
13 Mar, 2020, 08.15 AM IST
Battling the epidemic: India readies treatment protocol for CoronavirusThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to allow a combination of lopin...
05 Feb, 2020, 07.53 AM IST
DCGI eases norms for HIV paediatric drugs productionThe decision comes two months after ET reported how payment delays and regulatory hurdles had forced companies such as Cipla to stop produc...
07 Jun, 2017, 01.04 AM IST
Government exempts AIDS drugs from customs dutyThe exemption will benefit Anti-Retroviral Drugs (ARV Drugs) -- Adult First Line, Adult Second Line and Paediatric Drugs.
10 Jun, 2015, 10.16 PM IST
Cipla gets USFDA nod for Lopinavir, Ritonavir oral pelletsCipla has received approval from US health regulator USFDA for Lopinavir and Ritonavir oral pellets used for treating AIDS in infants and y...
03 Jun, 2015, 06.01 PM IST
- Abbott patent application for HIV drug spurned
Besides I-MAK, a few local HIV drug makers such as Cipla and US-based Mylan-owned Matrix Laboratories had also opposed Abbott's attempt to ...
04 Jan, 2011, 04.39 AM IST