Roche gives Tocilizumab worth over Rs 40 crores to MoHFW EP News Bureau May 13, 2021 The supplies reached India on May 11, 2021, and will be handed over to the MohFW in the next few days
States must ensure special teams to prevent black marketing of drugs: Centre to SC Press Trust of India May 10, 2021 The Centre said that the DCGI has instructed the state governments that there should be zero tolerance to any kind of hoarding or…
Researchers find corticosteroids combo is most effective for COVID-19 cytokine storm treatment EP News Bureau Oct 21, 2020 Additionally, there was an improvement if corticosteroids were used alone, or in combination with tocilizumab or anakinra when…
Gilead, AstraZeneca and Pfizer may be winners in race for COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines:… EP News Bureau Aug 28, 2020 There is no shortage of candidates to help with COVID-19, but what is lacking right now is data on their efficacy
Maha FDA seizes 15 vials of tocilizumab black marketed at Rs one lakh each Usha Sharma Aug 4, 2020 FIR filed against the accused, authorities find that he procured medicines from Delhi
Actemra/RoActemra, arthritis drug from Roche fails to meet primary endpoint of COVID-19 trial EP News Bureau Jul 29, 2020 The COVACTA study did not meet its primary endpoint of improved clinical status in hospitalised adult patients with severe…
We are monitoring sale, supply of medicines for COVID-19 treatment: Haryana FDA Usha Sharma Jul 18, 2020 Haryana Medical Services Corporation (HMSC) has procured 400 vials of remdesivir and tocilizumab from Cipla to ensure availability…
HCQ in COVID-19: Repurposing with a purpose in the background of a ‘lost cause’ EP News Bureau Jul 18, 2020 Dr Dhananjay Bakhle shares a rebuttal to an article, Explained: What works (and does not) in Covid treatment', written by Dr…
‘Indiscriminate use of remdesivir, tocilizumab on Covid patients can cause more harm than… Press Trust of India Jul 13, 2020 It said the pursuit of an effective treatment for COVID-19 has resulted in repurposing of several drugs which are not part of the…
Gujarat government to procure 20,000 vials of remdesivir Usha Sharma Jul 10, 2020 The state government has already placed a bulk order for 8000 tocilizumab injections with Cipla