HCQ out of DGHS Covid care list, but still present in ICMR protocolIndian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), the country’s leading health research body, however, has not yet revised its clinical guidance ...
08 Jun, 2021, 08.52 AM IST
Government issues advisory for rational use of Remdesivir in COVID-19 treatmentTo stop the misuse of Remdesivir, the government further recommended that if the drug is to be advised or ordered during odd hours, it shou...
07 Jun, 2021, 08.47 PM IST
Cipla says supply of COVID-19 drug remdesivir catching up with demandBackorders and complaints over low supply started moderating in the second week of May, the drugmaker said, after it began ramping up produ...
15 May, 2021, 03.47 PM IST
Writ petition filed to issue CL for Covid drugs, regulate vaccine pricesNon-governmental organisation Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court, seeking a direction to the Union gover...
30 Apr, 2021, 08.26 AM IST
Saptagir Laboratories signs deal with Jubilant Generics to manufacture 'Remdesivir'Remdesivir is an experimental antiviral drug developed by Gilead Sciences, Inc. as a course of treatment for Covid-19. Gilead entered into ...
14 Sep, 2020, 10.44 PM IST
Remdesivir sells at 10x prices, NPPA unable to regulate as it's not notified as a 'drug'The NPPA can only control prices of devices and products that are defined as drugs under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. A product or device t...
30 Jul, 2020, 09.14 AM IST
Are hospitals prescribing the more expensive remdesivir instead of cheaper alternatives?The DoP has asked the health ministry and drug regulatory authority to monitor if hospitals are prescribing the high-priced remdesivir wher...
23 Jul, 2020, 11.43 PM IST
Remdesivir makers told to ramp up production by the department of pharmaceuticalsDelhi’s state regulator has written to chemists' association also about illegal imports of Covid-related drugs remdesivir, favipiravir and ...
14 Jul, 2020, 09.08 AM IST
Drug controller asks states to enforce maximum retail price for RemdesivirThe drug controller has said that the importer of the drug (Gilead pharma) took an import licence on 1st of June and is yet to supply the d...
07 Jul, 2020, 10.54 PM IST
Gilead won't launch its Covid drug in JulyGilead has issued licences to nine generic drug companies to make and sell remdesivir. Six of the companies are Indian - Hetero, Cipla, Dr ...
03 Jul, 2020, 07.26 AM IST
Cipla, Hetero receive drug controller's emergency approval for Remdesivir for severe Covid-19 patientsRemdesivir is an experimental drug from drug maker Gilead that has shown to bring down the viral load on patients and hence help in faster ...
23 Jun, 2020, 09.25 PM IST
Local Covid drug makers ramp up capacityThis follows companies successfully developing the formulations Favipiravir and Remdesivir, the drugs, which along with dexamethasone have ...
23 Jun, 2020, 09.17 PM IST
DCGI gives nod to Hetero Labs and Cipla to manufacture and market remdesivirThe emergency approval is given to an unapproved therapy for compassionate use provided drug companies share the clinical data of the drug ...
20 Jun, 2020, 11.38 PM IST
Remdesivir, tocilizumab being considered for 'restricted use' on severely ill COVID-19 patientsThe much-touted anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine will continue to be used while azythromycin may be dropped from the treatment protoco...
11 Jun, 2020, 05.50 PM IST
Gilead says drug helped moderately ill coronavirus patientsRemdesivir is the only treatment that's been shown in a rigorous experiment to help fight the coronavirus. A large study led by the Nationa...
02 Jun, 2020, 11.33 AM IST
Remdesivir use may be managed by governmentThe recommendations come as four Indian drug companies, Cipla, Hetero, Mylan and Jubilant, gear up to get an approval for the drug in the t...
01 Jun, 2020, 07.06 AM IST
ICMR may use remdesivir if local companies can manufacture itThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said it will consider using remdesivir, an experimental drug made by Gilead Sciences, to trea...
14 Apr, 2020, 07.04 AM IST