GSK's chronic hepatitis B drug helps one in five achieve functional cure in key studiesGSK's experimental hepatitis B drug, bepirovirsen, showed promising results in late-stage studies, with nearly one in five patients achievi...
28 May, 2026, 02.05 PM IST
Long-term Investing: Ecosystem with an edge called India; 12 large- mid- and small-cap stocks with upside potential of up to 34%Tactical investing should not be confused with long-term investing. In a world where geopolitical risk, commodity shocks, and uncertainty a...
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Hantavirus: Britain secures experimental Japanese drug to strengthen responseBritain has received experimental favipiravir from Japan to treat a deadly hantavirus outbreak. The drug is not licensed in the UK and its ...
19 May, 2026, 11.17 AM IST
Scientists develop new class of antiviral drugs to fight against Covid infectionScientists from the University of Alberta in Canada have made a significant breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19 by discovering a new...
12 Mar, 2024, 02.51 PM IST
New study finds link between Covid antiviral drug & virus mutationsA study published in the journal Nature has found a link between the COVID-19 antiviral drug molnupiravir and a pattern of mutations in the...
26 Sep, 2023, 07.45 PM IST
New antiviral drug combo highly effective against COVID-19: Study"Identifying combinations of antivirals is really important, not only because doing so may increase the drugs' potency against the coronavi...
09 Feb, 2022, 12.13 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
US nod in Hand, Pfizer is looking for partners to make Covid drug in IndiaThe company has begun investing $1 billion, at risk, in the manufacture of its potential Covid-19 oral antiviral drug with the goal of maki...
30 Dec, 2021, 01.24 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
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
New drug combination found effective against coronavirus infection: StudyThe researchers noted that this does not necessarily mean that the combination works in humans, but could be a hot tip for researchers who ...
01 Oct, 2021, 12.22 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
Remdesivir production increased to 1.05 cr vials a month: Mansukh MandaviyaThe production capacity of the drug has crossed 1.05 crore vials per month as on May 4, a nearly three-fold increase from 37 lakh vials per...
04 May, 2021, 03.26 PM IST
Do not neglect anti-Covid drugsAs the virus continues to mutate, vaccines developed for previous versions might cease to be effective. Antiviral drugs are, therefore, gai...
21 Apr, 2021, 12.55 PM IST
Potential antiviral drug against Covid-19 identified, scientists say it's 'highly effective'It triggers a response against three major types of human respiratory viruses, including Covid.
03 Feb, 2021, 07.19 PM IST
What are the treatment options for Covid-19? Scientists recommend oxygen support, antiviral drugsAside from drugs, doctors have learned more about ways to treat hospitalized patients.
02 Nov, 2020, 06.08 PM IST
After tablets, Hetero working on antiviral medicine Favipiravir injectionsIf successful, Hetero will become the first Indian drug maker to introduce favipiravir in injection form which is hitherto available only i...
08 Oct, 2020, 10.19 AM IST