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Companies stare at huge losses as unsold Covid drugs pile upDuring the past two years, there were sky-rocketing sales of Covid-19 portfolio of drugs, sometimes even severe shortages. But now the indu...
Indians spent Rs 15,000 crore on immunity boosters in a yearData from the All India Organisation of Chemists & Druggists (AIOCD) showed that in the June 2020-May 2021 period, Indians bought Rs 1,220 ...
Niti Aayog takes stock of Covid-19 drug supplyThe Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the health ministry had repeatedly sought the meeting to assess enhancing the produ...
COVID-19: Egypt sends 30 tonnes of medical supplies to IndiaThe embassy said the supplies are an affirmation of the "strength of the historical ties, strategic partnership and the distinguished relat...
India's Cipla to make and sell Eli Lilly's baricitinib to treat COVID-19Baricitinib has been given restricted emergency use approval by India's drug regulator for use in combination with remdesivir for the treat...
Civil society petition in SC for compulsory licence for vaccine, key Covid drugs“Covid-19 is a public health emergency and the government is obligated to issue an order of government authorisation under Section 100 or a...
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...
Gilead donates remdesivir vials to govt to make up for delays on part of its partnersUS drugmaker Gilead Sciences on Tuesday donated 450,000 vials of the Covid-19 drug remdesivir to India, even as the delayed supplies from i...
Remdesivir has no impact on Covid mortality, don't panic-buy: DoctorsThe rush to secure doses of the antiviral remdesivir is unfounded as it has little or no impact on survival in those hospitalised with Covi...
Pharma exports get a boost as nations depend less on ChinaFrom April 2020 to September 2020 the domestic formulation industry grew 32%, with India’s share in export markets such as US, Europe and A...
COVID-19: Favipiravir shows hope in Mumbai trialWhile the WHO last week recommended that antiviral remdesivir not be used for severely ill Covid-19 patients, Mumbai doctors published the ...
Gujarat: Demand for Remdesivir, oxygen falls as new cases decline"Cases of coronavirus in the state are declining and the demand and consumption of medical oxygen, Remdesivir injections and Favipiravir ta...
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...
Russia to supply Avifavir drug to 17 nations for coronavirus treatmentAvifavir will be delivered to Argentina, Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Kuwait, Panama, Paraguay, Saudi...
80% jump in 6 months, Covid vaccine can give this stock a shot in the armOpportunity to launch a vaccine would mean one-time exceptional business gain, brand boost
Centre approved anti-viral medicines to treat COVID-19 patients, says SCThe top court was hearing a plea seeking registration of an FIR by the CBI against ten Indian pharmaceutical firms for manufacturing and se...
Sun Pharma latest to sell COVID-19 drug favipiravir in India, to cost Rs 35 per tabletFavipiravir, along with another antiviral, remdesivir, has emerged as one of the most sought-after drugs at hospitals fighting COVID-19 in ...
Favipiravir and Remdesivir get approval for treatment“Under an accelerated approval process at the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) has r...
Local Covid drug makers ramp up capacityThis follows companies successfully developing the formulations Favipiravir and Remdesivir, the drugs, which along with dexamethasone have ...
Raghava Life Sciences in talks with formulators for potential Covid drug FavipiravirFavipiravir, a generic version of Avigan that is used to treat influenza in Japan, is being studied as an experimental drug in treating the...