The embassy said the supplies are an affirmation of the "strength of the historical ties, strategic partnership and the distinguished relat...

Baricitinib has been given restricted emergency use approval by India's drug regulator for use in combination with remdesivir for the treat...

“Covid-19 is a public health emergency and the government is obligated to issue an order of government authorisation under Section 100 or a...

Non-governmental organisation Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court, seeking a direction to the Union gover...

US drugmaker Gilead Sciences on Tuesday donated 450,000 vials of the Covid-19 drug remdesivir to India, even as the delayed supplies from i...

The rush to secure doses of the antiviral remdesivir is unfounded as it has little or no impact on survival in those hospitalised with Covi...

From April 2020 to September 2020 the domestic formulation industry grew 32%, with India’s share in export markets such as US, Europe and A...

While the WHO last week recommended that antiviral remdesivir not be used for severely ill Covid-19 patients, Mumbai doctors published the ...

"Cases of coronavirus in the state are declining and the demand and consumption of medical oxygen, Remdesivir injections and Favipiravir ta...

If successful, Hetero will become the first Indian drug maker to introduce favipiravir in injection form which is hitherto available only i...

Avifavir will be delivered to Argentina, Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Kuwait, Panama, Paraguay, Saudi...

Opportunity to launch a vaccine would mean one-time exceptional business gain, brand boost

The top court was hearing a plea seeking registration of an FIR by the CBI against ten Indian pharmaceutical firms for manufacturing and se...

Favipiravir, along with another antiviral, remdesivir, has emerged as one of the most sought-after drugs at hospitals fighting COVID-19 in ...

“Under an accelerated approval process at the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) has r...

This follows companies successfully developing the formulations Favipiravir and Remdesivir, the drugs, which along with dexamethasone have ...

Favipiravir, a generic version of Avigan that is used to treat influenza in Japan, is being studied as an experimental drug in treating the...