CDSCO panel directs Themis Medicare to conduct blinded trial of Inosine Pranobex in Moderate Covid-19 patient

The SEC Committee reviewed the proposal in detail during its 132nd meeting held on 22.12.2020.

After detailed deliberation,

"The committee recommended for grant of permission to conduct the Phase III Clinical Trial in moderate COVID-19 Patients subject to the condition that the trial should be a blinded trial and accordingly revised protocol should be submitted to CDSCO for approval."

As per National Cancer Institute, a government agency, the blinded trial approach has been shown to provide a more complete understanding of a drug's effectiveness, benefits, and the range of possible adverse reactions without the bias of the "placebo effect". It has been confirmed that a person's beliefs and hopes about a treatment, combined with their suggestibility, may have a significant biochemical effect.

Started its journey back in November 1952, Themis began with the first preparation- ISOPASCAL-CD in tablet form for use in the treatment of Tuberculosis. The first well-established and popular brand by the company was Metacin (Paracetamol). The company has a partnership with Gedeon Richter and manufacturing facilities in Andheri, Mumbai, and Gujarat, etc.