India approves selumetinib for neurofibro matosis type 1 children
D rugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has cleared Selumetinib 10 mg and 25mg capsules for the treatment of Pediatric…
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D rugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has cleared Selumetinib 10 mg and 25mg capsules for the treatment of Pediatric…
I ndia’s drug regulator Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has cleared biapenem injection 300mg to treat patients with intra-abdominal infections,…
GSK and Vir Biotechnology claimed that preclinical data showed the drug retains activity against key mutations of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus.
Five Indian drugmakers, including Cipla, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Torrent Pharmaceuticals and Emcure Pharma, had early this year signed separate non-exclusive voluntary licensing agreements with the inventor Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) for manufacturing and marketing this drug locally.
As per the approval, the patient can start taking the medicine within five days of the symptom onset. Molnupiravir, is the first oral anti-viral drug that patients could take at home to ease symptoms and speed up recovery.
With this launch, the company aims to improve patient access to SGLT2 inhibitors and DPP4 inhibitors which have proven benefits in the effective management of diabetes with added advantage of patient compliance.
Results showed no new safety signals or concerns with the use of favipiravir, and already-known side effects such as weakness, gastritis, diarrhea, vomiting, etc., were found to be mild in nature. The time for fever resolution was 4 days, while the time for a clinical cure was 7 days.
Merck Specialties Pvt ltd launched Pergoveris Pen for advanced infertility treatment in India.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) issued a positive opinion on the application for orphan drug designation for AK-OTOF, a gene therapy intended for the treatment of otoferlin gene-mediated hearing loss, Akouos, Inc announced.
Supernus Pharmaceuticals announced that the US FDA approved viloxazine extended-release capsules (Qelbree) for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in paediatric patients 6 to 17 years of age.