US FIRM GILEAD SCIENCES PLEDGES TO HELP INDIA GET 1MN DOSES OF 1MN BLACK FUNGUS DRUG

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• Gilead, which is known for its antiviral drug Remdesivir that has been used extensively across the globe to treat COVID-19 has already supplied 121,000 vials of injection to India

• The sources told ANI that the company will be supplying 1 million doses ...

INDIA TO IMPORT 450,000 VIALS OF ANTIVIRAL DRUG REMDESIVIR FROM U.S. & EGYPT

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• The ministry said the government has already started importing Remdesivir from other nations in order to tackle the shortage in the country

• Government of India to purchase 450,000 vials from M/s Gilead Sciences Inc USA and Egyptian pharma company named...

REMDESIVIR NOT EFFECTIVE AGAINST COVID-19 SAYS WHO

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• On several instances, the World Health Organization (WHO) has commented against the use of remdesivir developed by Gilead Sciences and played down its efficacy in treating COVID-19

• Recently a WHO expert panel has advised against the use of remdesivir i...

REMDESIVIR MORE EFFECTIVE IN TREATMENT OF HOSPITALISED COVID-19 PATIENTS: NIAD STUDY

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• The World Health Organization (WHO) has downplayed effectiveness of remdesivir by saying it has been appeared that the drug has little or no effect on hospitalised coronavirus patients

• According to the NIAD study’s data, the remdesivir treatment ...

REMDESIVIR: THE FIRST COVID-19 DRUG TO GET FDA APPROVAL

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• Remdesivir developed by Gilead Sciences Inc. has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday, making it the first and only COVID-19 drug in the United States

• Remdesivir is currently being sold under the brand name Veklury, an...

GILEAD COULD GET FDA APPROVAL FOR USE OF REMDESIVIR DESPITE MIXED TRIAL RESULTS

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• Gilead could get FDA approval for use of Remdesivir despite mixed trail results.
• The FDA had approved in May for sale of the drug to be used on an emergency basis for patients with severe COVID-19.
• The company had publis...

US BUYS THREE MONTHS WORTH OF REMDESIVIR, THE ANTI-VIRAL DRUG FOR COVID19 TREATMENT

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• Remdesivir is an anti-viral drug 
• It is solely produced by Gilead Sciences Inc.
• Was developed for Ebola treatment 

Gilead Science’s remdesivir, initially developed for treating Ebola, has shown immense pot...

5 STATES INCLUDING MAHARASHTRA, DELHI RECEIVE FIRST BATCH OF COVIFOR

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• 100-milligram vial of COVIFOR will cost Rs 5,400 and presently is available through hospitals and government only

• Hetero plans to produce one lakh vials of COVIFOR in coming two to three weeks

• Cipla signed licensing agreement with Gile...

INDIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES REMDESIVIR, SOON TO START DOMESTIC PRODUCTION

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• The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved use of the anti-viral drug Remdesivir 

• Remdesivir is permitted for ‘restricted emergency use' on severely ill coronavirus patients

• At present, India’s top fo...

US: REMDESIVIR, THE ANTIVIRAL INTRAVENOUS DRUG THAT FIGHTS COVID, WILL RUN OUT IN JUNE 2020

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• Remdesivir, the only proven drug to fight covid is running out in the US
• Gilead Sciences, the pharmaceutical company producing this drug has not given any clarity on the availability of the medicines stock for the summer.
• Till now this medicine ...

POSSIBLE MERGER BETWEEN ASTRAZENECA AND GILEAD SCIENCES

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• AstraZeneca Plc and Gilead Sciences may enter into a possible merger.
• Both pharmaceutical companies are renowned for their successful drug creations.
• AstraZeneca is supposedly valued at $140 billion, it is the U.K.’...

INDIA WITNESSES BIGGEST SPIKE OF 9,304 NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES IN LAST 24 HOURS

• Current Total Cases: 216,519

• Total Deaths : 6,075

• Cumulative recoveries : 104,107

• Top five states that has the maximum number of cases : 

Maharashtra: Cases 74,860, number of deaths 2,587. New deaths 122

Tamil Nadu...

FDA PLANNING TO AUTHORIZE USE OF REMDESIVIR FOR COVID-19

Some good news regarding the possible treatment for coronavirus was brought in by the researchers and medical experts. According to the researchers, there are evidences which show effectiveness of the experimental drug remdesivir as it might help COVID-19 patients recover quickly.
Ever sin...

‘REMDESIVIR’ DRUG TO TREAT COVID-19, CLINICAL TRIAL LIKELY TO START

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• South Korean biopharmaceutical company to start drug trials
• Remdesivir is the name of the drug that might cure COVID-19
• It is an antiviral drug developed as a potential Eb...