Roche gets USFDA priority review for Actemra to treat Covid-19 Ruchika Sharma4 April 2022 2:32 PM ISTBasel: Roche today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has accepted the company's supplemental Biologics License Application...
Non invasive ventilation with tocilizumab improves survival in hospitalized COVID-19 patients Medha Baranwal15 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTBrazil: The use of simple oxygen only and noninvasive ventilation (NIV) was shown to be associated with a mortality benefit from tocilizumab in a...
Arthritic drug bariticinib effective in reducing covid 19 deaths Dr. Nandita Mohan9 March 2022 6:31 PM IST Recent RECOVERY Trial said Eli Lilly and Incyte's arthritis drug baricitinib helped reduce the risk of death in hospitalised COVID-19 patients...
Roche gets WHO prequalification for Tocilizumab to treat severe COVID-19 Ruchika Sharma12 Feb 2022 1:07 PM ISTBasel: Roche has announced that Actemra/RoActemra (tocilizumab) intravenous (IV) has been granted World Health Organization (WHO)...
Health ministry cuts use of steroids, multivitamins, remdesivir, tocilizumab in new COVID-19 treatment guidelines Lalhmangaihkimi19 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: With the sharp increase in the COVID-19 cases across the country, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has recently issued the revised...
When to Start Tocilizumab in Moderate to Severe COVID 19 Patients? MD Bureau6 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTTocilizumab is a recombinant humanised monoclonal antibody of the IgG1 class, which is directed against both the soluble and membrane-bound forms of...
Ivermectin, HCQs dropped from Health Ministry's latest COVID-19 Guidelines Lalhmangaihkimi3 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: In the light of the recent rising COVID-19 cases, the Union Ministry of Health and Family welfare has released the updated guidelines for...
Centre warns against Remdesivir use in patients not on oxygen Roshni Dhar27 Dec 2021 5:57 PM ISTThe Centre on Friday said Remdesivir drug should only be used in patients with 'moderate to severe' COVID-19 and those with no renal or hepatic...
Health Bulletin 27/December/2021 Roshni Dhar27 Dec 2021 4:41 PM ISTHere are Top Health stories of the dayMedical negligence: Consumer court cases can go simultaneously with criminal cases, says NCDRCIn a judgment that...
Centre warns against Remdesivir use in patients not on oxygen support Ruchika Sharma26 Dec 2021 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Centre on Friday said Remdesivir drug should only be used in patients with 'moderate to severe' COVID-19 and those with no renal or...
Reduced GST rates on COVID drugs extended till December Ruchika Sharma18 Sept 2021 5:44 PM ISTLucknow: The GST Council on Friday extended concessional tax rates on COVID-19 medicines, cut tax on cancer drugs and waived GST on import of highly...
Hetero gets DCGI emergency use approval for Tocilizumab biosimilar for Covid-19 Ruchika Sharma6 Sept 2021 3:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Drug firm Hetero on Monday said it has received emergency use authorisation from Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for its biosimilar...
