Dr Reddys unveils COVID drug Favipiravir under brand name AVIGAN in India, offers free home delivery service
Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based drugmaker, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. has recently joined the Favipiravir race, as it launched the Covid-19 drug under the brand name AVIGAN (Favipiravir) 200 mg Tablets in the Indian market.
Prior to this, various other drugmakers including Glenmark, Cipla, Alkem Labs, Lupin, Sun Pharma, and others had launched the drug under different brand names to treat novel Coronavirus.
Besides the launch, the drugmaker has come up with an additional feature to initiated a free home delivery service in 42 cities in the country, and a Helpline Center at 1800-267-0810 / www.readytofightcovid.in between 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. IST, Monday to Saturday; the objective being accelerated access to the medicine.
The initiative is indeed eyeing the need for the current pandemic situation; wherein it has become difficult for the patients to buy medicines. With various e-commerce companies striking deals with online pharmacies, Dr Reddy's has taken it to the next level by directly dispatching the drugs at patients' doorstep.
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