Vaccines that can help India in its fight against Covid-19Experts have said that vaccines like Pfizer that requires super-cold storage may not be ideal for India and will pose a logistical hurdle.
Zydus Cadila completes phase 2 clinical trial in COVID-19 patients with biological therapy PegiHepIn a regulatory filing, Zydus Cadila said "it has successfully completed a phase 2 clinical trial in COVID-19 patients with its biological ...
Zydus Cadila takes a shot at old Hepatitis C injection to treat Covid-19Ahmedabad-based Zydus has initiated talks with the Department of Biotechnology for a compassionate trial. It is also working with the USFDA...
Australian duo find global consumers for Indian generic drugsGreg Jefferys, 62, is a Hepatitis C survivor and has become a Ron for several who suffer from the potentially fatal viral infection.
Government's patent grant to Gilead challenged in Delhi High CourtGilead has claimed existing public knowledge as its own and its patent on sofosbuvir, the base compound in its HepC drug Sovaldi, is "unmer...
Cipla, Emcure, Hetero and Natco Pharma join patent pool for new Hepatitis C drug DaclatavirThere might be more companies who might join the patent pool for the drug. Daclatasvir is known to cure multiple genotypes of the Hep C vir...
Mylan launches generic Hepatitis C drug in IndiaDrug firm Mylan NV has launched generic Harvoni tablets, used to treat Hepatitis C, under the brand name 'MyHep LVIR' in India.
Hetero receives drug controller approval for generic DaclatasvirDaclatasvir in combination with Sofosbuvir is indicated for the treatment of Hepatitis C genotype 3 infections, which is highly prevalent i...
When US, UK doctors refuse to prescribe made-in-India drugs, it reeks of racism: Greg Jefferys'I actually get really angry when doctors in the UK or the US refuse to prescribe life-saving drugs because they are made in India. It reek...
Indian medicine, at 1/100th cost, saves Aussie's lifeThe 61-year-old Australian, suffering from hepatitis C, desperately needed a drug called Sivoldi to reverse the life-threatening condition.