Glenmark concludes PMS study on Favipiravir in COVID patients
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Mumbai: Drugmaker, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, has recently announced the successful completion of its Post Marketing Surveillance (PMS) study on Favipiravir (FabiFlu) in India.
The PMS study commenced in July 2020 to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Favipiravir in mild to moderate COVID-19 patients. A total of 1083 patients were enrolled in the prospective, open label, multicentre, single arm study. Results showed no new safety signals or concerns with the use of Favipiravir, and already-known side effects such as weakness, gastritis, diarrhoea, vomiting etc., were found to be mild in nature. The time for fever resolution was 4 days, while time for clinical cure was 7 days.
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