COVID-19: One in three South Korean patients showed improvement with Remdesivir Ruchika Sharma14 July 2020 10:45 AM ISTNine of the patients showed an improvement in their condition, 15 showed no change, and three worsened, KCDC deputy director Kwon Jun-wook told a...
RA drug tocilizumab lowers death risk in COVID-19 patients Medha Baranwal14 July 2020 9:45 AM ISTDelhi: Rheumatoid arthritis drug tocilizumab may lower mortality risk in COVID-19 patients on mechanical ventilation, reveal results from two new...
Glenmark announces price reduction of 27pc for COVID drug FabiFlu Ruchika Sharma13 July 2020 2:01 PM ISTGlenmark has announced a price reduction of 27% for FabiFlu. The new MRP is INR 75 per tab from the earlier INR 103 per tab.
Biocon Itolizumab gets DCGI nod to treat COVID-19 patients Ruchika Sharma13 July 2020 1:28 PM ISTItolizumab will be manufactured and formulated as an intravenous injection at Biocon’s bio-manufacturing facility at Biocon Park, Bengaluru.
Health Ministry raises alarm on usage of Remdesivir, Tocilizumab Medical Dialogues Bureau13 July 2020 1:00 PM ISTAccording to the health ministry, all the "investigational therapies" are required to be carried out only in proper health care facilities where close...
COVID-19: ICMR- AIIMS tells States to use Remdesivir, tocilizumab cautiously Ruchika Sharma13 July 2020 12:45 PM ISTThey told the states that the drugs mentioned as 'investigational therapies' should be used with caution due to their potential for serious adverse...
WHO recognises evidence emerging of airborne spread of COVID Medical Dialogues Bureau13 July 2020 9:00 AM IST"We have been talking about the possibility of airborne transmission and aerosol transmission as one of the modes of transmission of COVID-19," Maria...
Centre partially relaxes restrictions imposed on export of Non-Medical, Non-Surgical Masks Medical Dialogues Bureau12 July 2020 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi - The Central government on Friday submitted before the Delhi High Court that the prohibition on export of...
Remdesivir reduced risk of death in Covid-19 patients, more studies needed: Gilead Ruchika Sharma12 July 2020 10:15 AM ISTGilead said it analyzed data from 312 patients treated in a late-stage study and a separate real-world retrospective cohort of 818 patients with...
Allow all pathologists, microbiologists to conduct Rapid Antigen Testing: MAPPM tell Govt Medical Dialogues Bureau12 July 2020 9:45 AM ISTMumbai: Seeking permission for all qualified pathologists and microbiologists to conduct rapid antigen tests to help detect Covid-19 cases, the...
ICMR to do national sero-survey to detect COVID exposure MD Bureau12 July 2020 9:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is planning to carry out a nationwide sero-survey to determine the exposure of coronavirus...
Novavax to get USD 1.6 Billion Funding from Operation Warp Speed Ruchika Sharma12 July 2020 9:15 AM ISTGaithersburg: Novavax, Inc., a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, has announced...
