Roche begins Phase III clinical trial of Actemra in hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia Medical Dialogues Bureau20 March 2020 10:00 AM ISTBasel: Roche has announced that it is working with the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled...
Roche Diagnostics India first private firm to get COVID-19 test approval Medical Dialogues Bureau20 March 2020 10:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Roche Diagnostics India has received the license from the country's drug regulator DCGI for its ''Cobas SARS CoV-2'' diagnostic test kit,...
Cipla joins hands with CSIR-IICT to develop coronavirus drug Medical Dialogues Bureau19 March 2020 12:10 PM ISTHyderabad: Hyderabad-based CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) has tied up with pharmaceutical giant Cipla to work on the...
Pfizer, Biontech join hands to co-develop mRNA-based coronavirus vaccine Medical Dialogues Bureau19 March 2020 11:00 AM ISTNew York & Mainz: Pfizer Inc.and BioNTech SE has announced that the companies have agreed to a letter of intent regarding the co-development and...
Regeneron, Sanofi begin testing use of Arthritis Drug Kevzara to treat COVID-19 Medical Dialogues Bureau18 March 2020 12:24 PM ISTKevzara is a fully-human monoclonal antibody that inhibits the interleukin-6 (IL-6) pathway by binding and blocking the IL-6 receptor.The use of...
Novacyt gets British orders for coronavirus testing product Medical Dialogues Bureau18 March 2020 9:00 AM ISTParis and Camberley: Novacyt, an international specialist in clinical diagnostics, has provided an update regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
US shows interest in potential coronavirus vaccine developer CureVac, Germany stakes claim Medical Dialogues Bureau17 March 2020 1:00 PM ISTBerlin: Germany staked its claim Sunday to ongoing work into a vaccine against the coronavirus, after media reports claimed US President Donald Trump...
Lasa , ICT explore Favipiravir therapy for Coronavirus, to apply to DCGI Medical Dialogues Bureau17 March 2020 12:14 PM ISTMumbai: Lasa Supergenerics Ltd In collaboration with Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) recently announced commencement for Development of...
Coronavirus Outbreak: OPPI assures continuity of supply of medicines Medical Dialogues Bureau17 March 2020 9:00 AM ISTOPPI and its member companies reassure the availability of adequate supplies of medicines for those in need of them
Coronavirus: Kerala surgical shop sells face masks for Rs 2 Medical Dialogues Bureau16 March 2020 1:06 PM ISTThe government has declared face masks and hand sanitisers as essential commodities for the next 100 days to prevent hoarding of these items in its...
PM Modi requested to allow export of raw medical supplies to Israel: Report Medical Dialogues Bureau16 March 2020 9:30 AM ISTJerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested Narendra Modi to approve and allow the export of masks and pharmaceutical raw materials...
Roche gets USFDA Emergency Use Authorization for its Cobas SARS-CoV-2 Test Medical Dialogues Bureau15 March 2020 12:49 PM ISTBasel: Roche has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the cobas® SARS-CoV-2...