Pompeii victim was likely a Roman physician who fled Vesuvius with his medical kit still in handArchaeologists in Pompeii discovered a physician who died attempting to escape Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, taking his medical kit. Modern tech...
19 May, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
Gen ex gets the gadgets, even if it means sometimes getting things tangled upBeneath the comedy of keeping up with the iJoneses lies the determination with which a generation is trying to keep up and stay tech-releva...
09 May, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
Syngene set for phase-2 trial of Covid oral tablet vaccineVaxart had started trials of its oral recombinant tablet vaccine in October last year. It enrolled 96 participants at four centres in the U...
12 Oct, 2022, 12.07 AM IST
Torrent & Cadila Pharmaceuticals get license to manufacture oral antiviral Covid-19 pill nirmatrelvirTorrent said that t it has signed a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sub licensable, license agreement to use the patents and know-how ...
17 Mar, 2022, 09.01 PM IST
Approval given to use Coronil as supporting measure in Covid management: MoS HealthMinister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar, in a written reply, said the Interdisciplinary Technical Review Committee (ITRC) setup b...
23 Jul, 2021, 09.15 PM IST
DDMA asks pharmacies to display available stock, cost of COVID-19 drugs prominentlyThe drugs are Ivermectin tablets, Doxycyclin tablets/capsule, Methyl Prednisolone tablets and injections, Dexamethasone tablets and injecti...
22 May, 2021, 06.29 PM IST
COVID-19: Ivermectin tablets to be distributed among Uttarakhand residents, says state govtThe Uttarakhand government's announcement comes after Goa and Karnataka issued similar directions.
12 May, 2021, 03.50 PM IST
Covid drug: Natco eyes patent waiverIn its application, Natco has cited the unmet medical needs due to the lack of supply and affordability in light of the grave and life-thre...
06 May, 2021, 10.00 AM IST
Covid drug: Natco eyes patent waiverMaking its case, Natco’s application said Olumiant is not manufactured in India — less than 9,000 tablets were imported in 2019 and 2020, a...
06 May, 2021, 07.35 AM IST
Dr Reddy's seeks approval from Health Canada for FavipiravirThe application was filed under Health Canada's "Interim Order Respecting the Importation, Sale and Advertising of Drugs for Use in Relatio...
22 Dec, 2020, 12.49 PM IST
BDR Pharma to launch 400mg Favipiravir tablets for treating coronavirus patients in IndiaThe company had received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to manufacture Favipiravir to treat patients with mild ...
04 Sep, 2020, 05.38 PM IST
BDR Pharmaceuticals launches Favipiravir under brand name 'BDFAVI' at Rs 63 per tablet in IndiaBDR pharma has received an approval from the DCGI to manufacture Favipiravir to treat mild to moderate patients with COVID-19 symptoms. The...
05 Aug, 2020, 03.51 PM IST
Lupin launches coronavirus drug Favipiravir in India at Rs 49 per tabletFavipiravir has received authorisation from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for emergency use, Lupin said in a regulatory filin...
05 Aug, 2020, 12.13 PM IST
No covid-19 death in Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim so far: Health MinistryThe fight against the pandemic across the country has been a concerted and collective endeavour and the Centre has pro-actively and strongl...
26 Jun, 2020, 05.23 PM IST
Strides Pharma develops Favipiravir antiviral tablets; drug shows positive outcome in COVID-19 treatmentStrides Pharma Science Ltd on Wednesday said it has developed and commercialised Favipiravir antiviral tablets and stressed that the drug h...
29 Apr, 2020, 01.23 PM IST
Hydroxychloroquine production scaled up: Zydus CadilaIndia manufactures 70% of the world's supply of hydroxychloroquine — Zydus and Ipca Labs being the two biggest players.
13 Apr, 2020, 07.39 AM IST
Intas to provide 2 million hydroxychloroquine tablets for WHO study on COVID-19Intas informed that it is collaborating on the WHO-endorsed study using hydroxychloroquine, a drug that may have an effect in preventing an...
30 Mar, 2020, 04.42 PM IST