Anti-Covid drugs potent against Omicron, antibody therapies less effective: StudyThe lab tests also showed that some antibodies have entirely lost their ability to neutralise Omicron at realistic dosages. "The bottom lin...
27 Jan, 2022, 01.25 PM IST
US FDA study warns against certain treatments for Omicron. Details hereWith the continuous rise in Omicron cases of Covid-19, patients are looking at various drug options to relieve some symptoms. US-based infe...
25 Jan, 2022, 05.21 PM IST
USFDA revokes emergency use status to two Covid antibody therapies"Because data show these treatments are highly unlikely to be active against the omicron variant, which is circulating at a very high frequ...
25 Jan, 2022, 11.54 AM IST
Covid vaccine booster provides effective antibody protection against Omicron: Lancet studyA third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine increases the level of antibodies that can effectively neutralise the Omicron variant of coronavirus, ...
20 Jan, 2022, 12.50 PM IST
GSK to increase Covid drug capacity, but no plans for India yetThe company didn't specify any timelines on when the drug will be available in India, or whether it has initiated any discussions with the ...
19 Jan, 2022, 06.40 AM IST
Which medicine works best for Covid-19 treatment? WHO answersFor those infected, it is important to know your best treatment options -- the right medicines and drugs that have been effective in reduci...
17 Jan, 2022, 05.14 PM IST
Covid cases on the rise, experts call for newer drugs, faster approvalsThe Drug Controller General of India had last week approved Merck and Ridgeback’s antiviral molnupiravir for the treatment of mild-to-moder...
02 Jan, 2022, 11.01 PM IST
Omicron variant resistant to antibodies, two vaccine doses: StudyHowever, the study found that a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine, and mixing Pfizer and AstraZeneca preventives may protect well against th...
31 Dec, 2021, 02.33 PM IST
India may have to wait longer for Pfizer, GSK's Covid drugsLast month Pfizer had announced an agreement with the UN's Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) for licensing antiviral intellectual property to MPP...
31 Dec, 2021, 06.48 AM IST
Scientists identify antibodies that can block Omicron variantScientists have identified antibodies that neutralise Omicron and other variants of coronavirus by targeting areas that remain essentially ...
30 Dec, 2021, 09.55 AM IST
J&J, Sinopharm, Sputnik V COVID-19 shots less effective against Omicron -studyVaccines from Moderna, AstraZeneca, Pfizer and partner BioNTech retained activity against Omicron, but the antibody response was greatly re...
18 Dec, 2021, 07.57 AM IST
Omicron more transmissible than Delta: UK PM Boris Johnson to ministersJohnson's official Number 10 Downing Street spokesperson told reporters in an account of the Cabinet meeting that Johnson reiterated it was...
08 Dec, 2021, 12.06 AM IST
New data shows GSK-Vir drug works against all Omicron mutationsThe data, yet to be published in a peer-reviewed medical journal, shows that the companies' treatment, sotrovimab, is effective against all...
07 Dec, 2021, 10.34 PM IST
GSK says antibody drug 'Sotrovimab' works against OmicronUK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has approved sotrovimab, a Covid-19 treatment which has been developed by GSK and ...
02 Dec, 2021, 01.07 PM IST
Pfizer's pill is the latest COVID treatment to show promise. Here are some moreAccording to Pfizer's trial results, Paxlovid could be used as an alternative to in-hospital treatment for preventing disease progression i...
13 Nov, 2021, 11.50 AM IST
GSK gears up to bring antibody cocktail drug to India; Zydus ready for trial“We are exploring all options to quickly make this important medicine available for Indian patients,” GSK India spokesperson told ET. Earli...
28 May, 2021, 07.34 AM IST