Hetero gets DGCI approval for generic version of tocilizumab for treatment of Covid-19"The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has issued for restricted use, Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) for the generic version of To...
06 Sep, 2021, 12.47 PM IST
India's Remdesivir production capacity increased to 122.49 lakh vials per month in June: GovtShortages of Remdesivir injections in the market were noticed in April and May 2021 due to a sudden surge in the demand for the drug for ma...
03 Aug, 2021, 04.51 PM IST
Covid-19: Shortage of black fungus drug loomingOn May 22, there were 8,848 cases across India according to the central government. By May 26, the total number of cases went up to 11,717,...
30 May, 2021, 11.35 AM IST
Covid-19: Key drugs, steroids in short supply; input costs surgeTwo anti-virals — Remdesivir and Favipiravir — and Tocilizumab injections being used in the Covid-19 treatment have witnessed massive short...
21 May, 2021, 10.22 AM IST
Cipla says supply of COVID-19 drug remdesivir catching up with demandBackorders and complaints over low supply started moderating in the second week of May, the drugmaker said, after it began ramping up produ...
15 May, 2021, 03.47 PM IST
Crisis over shortage of Remdesivir, Fabiflu to end by next fortnight"An unprecedented surge in demand of some crucial medicines, used in treating Covid patients, has created a mess. Now companies like Cipla ...
01 May, 2021, 12.32 PM IST
Gilead donates remdesivir vials to govt to make up for delays on part of its partnersUS drugmaker Gilead Sciences on Tuesday donated 450,000 vials of the Covid-19 drug remdesivir to India, even as the delayed supplies from i...
28 Apr, 2021, 08.36 AM IST
Millions of Remdesivir may have been exported, citizens suffering due to its shortage: HCThe directions came on a plea by a lawyer who is suffering from COVID-19 and was able to get only three out of the six doses of Remdesivir ...
27 Apr, 2021, 06.54 PM IST
Act on shortage of Covid drugs, tooOn top of a shortage of medical oxygen in the places that need them most, reports emerge of a shortage of assorted drugs used in the treatm...
27 Apr, 2021, 05.33 PM IST
Cipla doubles remdesivir production to meet 'unprecedented' demand"We have scaled up the production of remdesivir by 2x from the last wave of the pandemic," Cipla said in a statement. "Given the unpreceden...
13 Apr, 2021, 01.57 PM IST
Regulators told to ensure stocks of remdesivirDue to the spurt in demand, states like Madhya Pradesh ,Gujarat , Maharashtra are reporting shortage of the remdesivir injection, a key dru...
10 Apr, 2021, 07.01 AM IST
Supply delays, rise in Covid-19 cases lead to Remdesivir shortageIn India, companies such as Cipla, Dr Reddy’s, Hetero, Mylan, Zydus Cadila and Jubilant have the licence to manufacture the drug. Each of t...
25 Sep, 2020, 12.31 AM IST
Trials and Hopes: Way ahead for Covid-19 treatmentThe leaders of big pharma came together for a joint press conference to give an update on the way ahead for Covid-19 treatment and vaccines...
05 Sep, 2020, 07.39 AM IST
People pop up, stock hydroxychloroquine; Gujarat govt intervenesTouted as 'game changer' in the fight against coronavirus, Hydroxychloroquine's demand has increased after US President Donald Trump reques...
14 Apr, 2020, 11.53 AM IST
Saarc requests India to lift export ban on drugsHydroxychloroquine received global attention recently after US President Donald Trump made claims that the drug was effective on Covid-19 p...
28 Mar, 2020, 11.37 PM IST
Cadila, Torrent, Ipca Labs surge as malaria drug found effective against Covid-19Trump touted that generic malaria drug hydroxychloroquine has been used with some success in treating Covid-19.
20 Mar, 2020, 02.16 PM IST
Proposed cess on import of APIs stokes supply disruption fears“Cess not more than 1% may be imposed on imported APIs,” a senior government official said. The DoP had formed a committee earlier this mon...
27 Feb, 2020, 10.55 AM IST