Natco Pharma signs pact with MPP to sell Molnupiravir capsulesNatco Pharma has signed a non-exclusive license agreement with the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), Switzerland to manufacture and sell Molnupi...
20 Jan, 2022, 04.49 PM IST
Good news on Covid therapy frontExperience with the Omicron variant so far makes clear that while vaccines are critical for reducing the virulence of the disease, therapie...
28 Dec, 2021, 11.12 PM IST
Pfizer pill becomes 1st US-authorized home COVID treatmentData from Pfizer's clinical trial showed its two-drug antiviral regimen was 90% effective in preventing hospitalizations and deaths in pati...
22 Dec, 2021, 11.58 PM IST
Canada reports 15 cases of Omicron variant, government pushes for booster vaccineThe federal government said it backed a recommendation of a national advisory board on immunizations that all adults above 50 should receiv...
04 Dec, 2021, 07.02 AM IST
COVID antiviral drug Molnupiravir efficacy against hospitalization or death drops to 30% compared to placebo groupThe analysis of latest data on efficacy is much less than the previous interim analysis announced by the company which was based on data fr...
26 Nov, 2021, 10.34 PM IST
Dr Reddy’s, Merck’s Covid pill partner in India, sees a short-lived boomAnd this is despite Dr Reddy’s, one of India’s largest drugmakers, gearing to export Sputnik shots next year and expecting regulatory nod t...
18 Nov, 2021, 07.02 AM IST
Pfizer to allow generic versions of its COVID-19 pill in 95 countriesThe voluntary licensing agreement between Pfizer and the MPP will allow the United Nations-backed group to grant sub-licenses to qualified ...
16 Nov, 2021, 05.54 PM IST
With UK nod, Merck drug becomes world's 1st pill for Covid treatmentThe MHRA recommended the use of Covid-19 drug molnupiravir as soon as possible following a positive Covid-19 test and within five days of s...
05 Nov, 2021, 06.48 AM IST
UK drug regulatory approves COVID antiviral drug MolnupiravirThe risk factors include obesity, older age (>60 years), diabetes mellitus, or heart disease. MHRA recommended the use of Molnupiravir as s...
04 Nov, 2021, 08.39 PM IST
UK authorizes Merck's coronavirus pill, the first shown to be effective at treating COVID-19The pill was licensed for adults 18 and older who have tested positive for COVID-19 and have at least one risk factor for developing severe...
04 Nov, 2021, 04.14 PM IST
Natco Pharma, Hetero seek marketing authorisation for anti-Covid drug molnupiravirNatco has conducted Phase III trials of molnupiravir and submitted the trial results to the drug regulator this month. "We have submitted p...
28 Oct, 2021, 11.29 PM IST
India's Everest Organics starts making ingredient for Merck's COVID-19 pillThe Indian bulk drugs manufacturer joins Divi's Laboratories Ltd as an API maker for Merck's experimental oral drug. Merck has separately e...
12 Oct, 2021, 01.40 PM IST
Two Indian drugmakers seek to end trials of Merck's antiviral drug for moderate COVID-19The two Indian drugmakers, Aurobindo Pharma and MSN Laboratories plan to continue late-stage trails of the drug for those with mild COVID-1...
08 Oct, 2021, 11.04 PM IST
What you need to know about Merck’s new COVID treatment medicineThe pills are meant for people who are sick with COVID but are not in the hospital.
02 Oct, 2021, 04.32 PM IST
MSD in talks with Medicines Patent Pool for additional licenses for molnupiravirMSD entered into a voluntary licensing agreement with five Indian drug makers including Sun Pharma, Cipla, Dr. Reddy’s, Emcure and Hetero f...
28 Apr, 2021, 12.33 PM IST
MSD to sign licensing pacts with 5 Indian drug firms for oral drug candidate for COVID-19MSD has decided to enter into non-exclusive voluntary licensing agreements for molnupiravir with five established Indian generic manufactur...
27 Apr, 2021, 04.09 PM IST
Oral Covid treatment yields promising trial data: DrugmakersIn January, Merck halted work on two Covid vaccine candidates but has pressed on with research into two products to treat the disease, incl...
09 Mar, 2021, 02.42 PM IST