Molnupiravir not included in COVID-19 treatment guidelines as its harms outweigh benefits: ICMRNoting its rampant and irrational use of the pill, Balram Bhargava, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that e...
12 Jan, 2022, 07.52 PM IST
Mild Covid cases can be managed at home, Molnupiravir no magic drug, says AIIMS docDr Nischal said, "Pandemic does not mean that unless your doctor prescribes multiple drugs or fancy pills you are not going to get okay. At...
10 Jan, 2022, 08.18 PM IST
MSN to launch generic anti-COVID pill Molnupiravir under 'Molulow' brandThe group is all set to launch the generic Molnupiravir 200 mg capsules and it is being manufactured at its USFDA and MHRA accredited facil...
06 Jan, 2022, 07.01 PM IST
Mankind Pharma set to roll out cheapest coronavirus drugThe full treatment of Molulife (brand name) is expected to cost ₹1,400, RC Juneja, chairman of Mankind Pharma, told ET. The brand is expect...
05 Jan, 2022, 09.55 AM IST
Molnupiravir authorisation comes with a condition - further trials in the next three monthsAccording to one of the conditions, as post marketing surveillance the companies will have to submit periodic safety update reports to the ...
30 Dec, 2021, 09.21 AM IST
Mankind, BDR Pharma join hands to launch anti COVID-19 pill MolulifeMankind Pharma on Wednesday said it has joined hands with BDR Pharmaceuticals to launch oral anti-COVID-19 pill Molulife (Molnupiravir) in ...
29 Dec, 2021, 03.02 PM IST
Pharma stocks gain as DGCI approves emergency use of COVID pill MolnupiravirShares of Strides Pharma were up 2.3 per cent while those of Cipla gained 1.4 per cent. Dr Reddy’s scrip registered a gain of close to a pe...
29 Dec, 2021, 10.23 AM IST
Companies race to make COVID antiviral drug molnupiravir available in pharmaciesDrug maker Cipla said it will soon make molnupiravir capsules available at all leading pharmacies and Covid treatment centers across the co...
28 Dec, 2021, 04.53 PM IST
Sun Pharma gets DCGI nod to market molnupiravir for COVID-19 treatmentEarlier this year, the Mumbai-based drug major had signed a non-exclusive voluntary licensing agreement with MSD to manufacture and supply ...
28 Dec, 2021, 03.44 PM IST
COVID-19: Corbevax, Covovax, Molnupiravir approved for emergency useUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said that the Central Drug Authority CDSCO has approved the Serum Institute of India's C...
28 Dec, 2021, 12.13 PM IST
A game-changing pill and two new vaccines will bolster India's fight against Covid variantsThe recommendations have been sent to the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), which will soon decide on their approval, people in the ...
28 Dec, 2021, 11.54 AM IST
USFDA okays Merck's Covid Drug for use in high-risk casesThe USFDA also said molnupiravir should be given to those for whom alternative Covid-19 treatment options authorised by it are not accessib...
24 Dec, 2021, 07.25 AM IST
USFDA approves COVID antiviral pill molnupiravir for emergency useThe USFDA also said the drug should be given for whom alternative COVID-19 treatment options authorized by the FDA are not accessible or cl...
23 Dec, 2021, 08.53 PM IST
U.S. FDA authorizes Merck's at-home antiviral COVID-19 pillMerck's drug, molnupiravir, developed with Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, was shown to reduce hospitalizations and deaths by around 30% in a cl...
23 Dec, 2021, 08.47 PM IST
Final US hurdle for Merck's COVID-19 pill: FDA panel reviewIf authorized, Merck's pill would be the first that U.S. patients could take at home to ease symptoms and speed recovery, a major step towa...
30 Nov, 2021, 08.39 PM IST
Expert panel asks drug cos to submit subgroup data on MolnupiravirMolnupiravir is the first oral antiviral approved by the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for the treatment of...
20 Nov, 2021, 12.04 AM 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