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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 PRODUCTION APPLICATIONS FAST-TRACKED BY INDIAN GOVERNMENT
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- Indian Government has fast-tracked the applications for Remdesivir production to scale up the production.
- This move is expected to increase the combined capacity of Indian companies manufacturing the drug to around 7.8 million vials a month...
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...
REMDESIVIR APPROVED BY FDA FOR ALL HOSPITALISED COVID PATIENTS
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• Remdesivir is now approved for all the hospitalized COVID positive patients
• Earlier on FDA has approved of blood plasma treatment too
Recently, CDC revised its guideline...
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...
GILEAD SCIENCES WILL BE ABLE TO MEET THE GLOBAL REMDESIVIR DEMAND BY OCTOBER
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- By the year-end, it plans to produce more than 2 million treatment courses
- Since January, it has increased supply of the drug more than 50-fold
Gilead Sciences said on Thursday that it will be able to meet the global deman...
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...
INDIA WITNESSES BIGGEST SINGLE-DAY SPIKE OF 15,968 NEW COVID-19 CASES, TALLY OVER 4.56 LAKH
• Current Total Cases: 456,183
• Total Deaths : 14,476
• Cumulative recoveries : 258,685
• Active cases: 183,022
• Top five states that has the maximum number of cases :
Maharashtra: Cases 139,010, number of deaths 6...
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...
BABA RAMDEV's PATANJALI CLAIMS OF FINDING THE REMEDY FOR COVID-19
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• Balkrishna, the Co-founder and Chairman of Patanjali claimed that several patients tested negative for coronavirus after they were given the medicine developed by the company
• Previously Baba Ramdev had claimed that plants of Ashwangandha and Giloy prov...
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 ...
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...
SOUTH KOREA APPROVES EMERGENCY USE OF ANTI-VIRAL DRUG
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- South Korean government confirmed that use of anti-viral drug Remdesivir in other countries successfully cured COVID-19 virus.
- Five day course of treatment with Remdesivir could improve the condition of patients.
- Before South Kor...
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...
CHINA TO PATENT EXPERIMENTAL CORONA VIRUS DRUG REMDESIVIR
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-Ongoing corona virus outbreak is the biggest viral outbreak and is a matter of concern, all across the world.
-Remdesivir is an experimental drug which might control the deadly outbreak.
-China is now planning to patent the anti-viral dr...