Approval of FDCs: NPPA flags prospects of over medication, profiteering Farhat Nasim2 Nov 2020 3:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has recently expressed its concern over approving Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) of...
Kochi based Agappe Diagnostics unveils covid test kit based on RT-LAMP technology Ruchika Sharma1 Nov 2020 10:15 AM ISTThe test in this technology will be completed in 10 minutes and the accurate result will get in one hour.
BCG vaccine could aid elderly fight COVID: ICMR MD Bureau1 Nov 2020 9:45 AM ISTThe results showed that BCG vaccination induces enhanced innate and adaptive immunity in elderly individuals which may prove beneficial against the...
Cipla unveils Covid antibody detection kit ELIFast Ruchika Sharma29 Oct 2020 1:30 PM ISTELIfast has been validated and approved by ICMR and the National Institute of Virology(NIV), Pune.
Covid-19: ICMR issues advisory for use of Feluda paper strip test Medical Dialogues Bureau25 Oct 2020 9:45 AM ISTThe paper strip uses cutting edge CRISPR gene editing technology to identify and target the genetic material of SARS CoV 2, the virus that causes...
Bharat Biotech gets DCGI nod to conduct phase 3 trial of Covaxin Ruchika Sharma24 Oct 2020 12:26 PM ISTA subject expert committee on Covid19 at the CDSCO had recommended granting permission to the Bharat Biotech for conducting phase 3 clinical trial of...
ICMR should not remove plasma therapy from COVID treatment protocol: Delhi Health Minister Medical Dialogues Bureau23 Oct 2020 9:30 AM IST"Plasma therapy has proved beneficial to more than 2000 people who have availed donations through the Delhi Governments plasma bank. I, myself am a...
Covid-19: PGIMER conducts study to confirm persistence of antibodies in recovered patients Sanchari Chattopadhyay23 Oct 2020 9:15 AM ISTThe study is an extension of the plasma therapy trial which has already been conducted at 39 hospitals across the country.
Inclusion of cancer drug in WHO Covid Solidarity trial: CDSCO panel asks ICMR to submit more clarification Farhat Nasim19 Oct 2020 5:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: The expert panel of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has recently asked the apex medical research body, Indian...
PGIMER sets up 50 COVID molecular labs in North India Sanchari Chattopadhyay18 Oct 2020 10:15 AM ISTChandigarh: At a time like this when the country is facing severe health care problems due to the pandemic, the Postgraduate Institute of Medical...
Phase-1 human trials of antisera with potential COVID-19 treatment gets DCGI okay Ruchika Sharma7 Oct 2020 12:45 PM IST"The ICMR and Biological E Limited, Hyderabad, have developed highly purified antisera(raised in animals) for prophylaxis and treatment of COVID-19,"...
Biological E, ICMR to develop COVID treatment by injecting inactivated SARS-CoV2 in horses Ruchika Sharma3 Oct 2020 2:01 PM ISTThe 'antisera' is yet to undergo human clinical trials to establish its safety and efficacy and the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) would be...
