Cadila has also been working on a DNA vaccine to fight Covid-19, which is currently in the animal testing stage
Currently, the drug is allowed for "restricted emergency use" on severely ill hospitalised Covid patients in India.
...dexamethasone's positive effect on patients with severe Covid-19 infection and no effect on mild ones imply that it will not be used on a large scale
Atazanavir, an antiretroviral drug, is used to treat Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) infection incombination with other antiretroviral drugs
Active cases rose to 69,597, while 51,783 people have recovered and a patient has migrated, according to the ministry bulletin
The kits, to be used for antibody detection of Covid-19, have been manufactured in collaboration (via technology transfer) with ICMR-NIV of Pune for surveillance purposes
The anti-SARS-Cov-2 human lgG ELISA kit has the advantage of testing 90 samples together in a single run of 2.5 hours
With vaccines of some firms already in animal trial phase, developers say that if all goes well, India could have a vaccine by next year
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Local pharma units have already started work on developing patented drugs, some have already approached regulator for approvals
The group now has 283 approvals and has so far filed over 386 abbreviated new drug applications
The pharma industry could face shortages in finished drug formulations starting April if supplies aren't restored by the first week of next month
The epidemic, which was detected last December, has claimed around 1,500 lives and infected over 66,000 people.
Formulation sales in US up 16% sequentially to Rs 1,675 cr, rest-of-the-world biz consisting of multiple emerging markets grew by 21%
With a patient population of almost 77 million diabetics in India, access to affordable therapy is vital for the effective management of the disease, the statement said.
The tablets will be manufactured at the group's manufacturing facility at SEZ, Ahmedabad, Zydus Cadila said.
The approval is for single-dose vials of Cisatracurium Besylate Injection USP with strengths of 10 mg/5 ml and 200 mg/20 ml
The company remains committed to patient safety and meeting the expectations of regulatory compliances, the Gujarat-based firm said.
The formulation unit 45% of the firm's US sales; Cadila says letter does not impact its existing business in the United States for now
The company saw its consolidated total revenue rise by 17.49 per cent to Rs 3,518.9 cr for the June quarter