Bal Pharma launches antiviral drug Favipiravir at Rs 85 per tabletBal Pharma Managing Director Shailesh Siroya said BALflu has the efficacy to clear the virus faster by 28.7 per cent and is marketed at a v...
25 May, 2021, 09.37 AM IST
Bharat Parenterals gets DCGI nod for favipiravir oral suspensionThe company has received licence and authorisation from DCGI to manufacture and market favipiravir oral suspension l00mg/ml, Bharat Parente...
22 May, 2021, 08.15 PM IST
Natco seeks emergency nod for Molnupiravir to treat CovidThe development comes close on the heels of findings announced by the researchers that Molnupiravir was found effective for treating the pa...
26 Apr, 2021, 11.50 AM IST
Oral drug effective against Covid in hamsters, now in final stages of human trials: StudyScientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US and the University of Plymouth in the UK found that MK-4482, also called ...
19 Apr, 2021, 07.47 PM IST
Alembic Pharma gets USFDA nod for anti-viral drugQuoting IQVIA data, Alembic Pharma said Amantadine Hydrochloride Tablets, 100 mg have an estimated market size of USD 13 million for twelve...
16 Oct, 2020, 12.38 PM IST
Dr Reddy’s partners Fujifilm to launch Avigan for Covid-19 treatmentThe agreement provides for Fujifilm Toyama Chemical, a unit of the Japanese company to grant Dr. Reddy's and Dubai-based Global Response Ai...
01 Jul, 2020, 04.32 PM IST
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...
05 Jun, 2020, 08.32 PM IST
Glenmark initiates Phase 3 clinical trials on Favipiravir to check efficacy on COVID-19 patientsThe Mumbai-based company had received approval from Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) last month to conduct clinical trials of Favipi...
12 May, 2020, 01.12 PM IST
Glenmark Pharma shares jump nearly 9% on DCGI nod for clinical trials of Covid-19 tabletsThe company said it is the first firm in India to receive such an approval from the DCGI.
30 Apr, 2020, 03.43 PM IST
Glenmark pharma starts clinical trial on antiviral Favipiravir for Covid-19 treatmentThe drug sold under brand name Avigan by Fujifilm Toyama Chemical has demonstrated activity against influenza viruses and has been approved...
30 Apr, 2020, 03.10 PM IST
Lupin launches generic influenza treatment capsules in the USThe capsules, in the strengths of 30 mg, 45 mg and 75 mg, are generic versions of Hoffman-La Roche Inc's Tamiflu capsules in the same stren...
12 Feb, 2018, 02.48 PM IST
Jubilant Pharma gets USFDA nod for Symmetrel's generic versionThe approved drug, generic version of Symmetrel of Endo, is indicated for the prophylaxis and treatment of signs and symptoms of infection ...
09 Feb, 2018, 12.59 PM IST
Zydus' Nesher Pharma gets USFDA nod to market influenza drugZydus' Nesher Pharmaceuticals has received final approval from the USFDA to market Oseltamivir powder for oral suspension, 6 mg/ml, said th...
16 Sep, 2017, 07.23 PM IST
- GSK plans to introduce Relenza in the Indian market
UK-based drug maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is in talks with the Indian government for introducing its patented drug Relenza, which is used f...
30 Aug, 2009, 12.08 PM IST
- Our cancer drug will be another Polycap: IA Modi
At 84, IA Modi rides horses, travels in a Rolls Royce Phantom and dreams of blockbusters. The man who was all over the global medical journ...
25 Jun, 2009, 06.04 PM IST
- Pharma cos seek retail opening for swine flu drug
Indian pharmaceutical companies that manufacture oseltamivir, the generic version of tamiflu, are pushing the government into allowing them...
06 May, 2009, 02.28 AM IST
- Venus files patent application for anti-bacterial drug
Pharmaceutical firm Venus Remedies on Monday said it has filed a patent application for its combination drug for the treatment of multi-bac...
10 Mar, 2008, 02.58 PM IST