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Novartis to sponsor large clinical trial of HCQ in hospitalised COVID-19 p
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Basel [Switzerland], April 22 (ANI): Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company Novartis has reached an agreement with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to proceed with a phase three clinical trial with about 440 patients to evaluate the use of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of
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Health Ministry seeks ban on export of anti-TB drug amid delayed productio
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): With pharmaceutical companies operating with a smaller workforce and limited resources amid the nationwide lockdown forced by the coronavirus pandemic, the production of several key medicines, including the anti-TB drugs, has been affected.
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Study reveals how Tweets may influence substance abuse in youth
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 21 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers found that youths expressed pride, confidence, or boastfulness online about their drug-related behaviours, often indicating a craving or desire for drugs or the effects of drug use.
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Study identifies unexpected interplay between cannabis, cocaine exposure
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 21 (ANI): It is often heard that an individual's initial response to a drug can have a large impact on whether they continue to use it or not. Hence, the new findings have suggested that early cannabis use makes young brains more sensitive to the first exposure t
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Messe Frankfurt to focus on highlighting urgent anti-counterfeiting measur
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 21 (ANI/BusinessWire India): As demand for medical supplies soars worldwide in the fight against Covid-19, there is a parallel risk of substandard and counterfeit medicines in the global market. With India being one of the world's largest producers of medi
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Zydus explores biologicals route to treat COVID-19 with long-acting Interf
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 20 (ANI): Pharma major Zydus Cadila said on Monday its biological therapy Pegylated Interferon alpha-2b can emerge as one of the pathways to treat COVID-19.
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ICMR receives 99 applications to study efficacy of convalescent plasma to
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has received 99 applications for participation in "Randomized controlled study to assess the safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma to limit COVID-19 associated complications".
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Dehradun Police arrest two people for smuggling drugs on pretext of supply
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 19: Dehradun Police on Sunday arrested two people, who were smuggling drugs on the pretext of supplying vegetables in Dehradun's Vikasnagar area.
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India sets up high-level task force as COVID-19 cases rise to 16,116
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The Central government has set up a high-level task force to work on "frontiers of science related to vaccines and drug testing" to combat the coronavirus pandemic in the country.
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Combating COVID-19: High-level task force to work on vaccines, drug testin
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): In order to defeat the coronavirus, a high-level task force has been formed to work on "frontiers of science related to vaccines and drug testing," said Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, here on Sunday.
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First shipment of hydroxychloroquine from India en route to UAE
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The first shipment of medical equipment, carrying 5.5 million tablets of hydroxychloroquine -- an anti-malarial drug identified by the US Food and Drug Administration as a possible treatment for the COVID-19 -- is currently on its way to the United Arab
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K'taka orders 3 lakh PPE kits for healthcare warriors
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 19 (ANI): The Karnataka government on Saturday ordered 2 lakh Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits from DHB Global and 1 lakh from other major pharmaceuticals, for the healthcare warriors treating coronavirus patients.
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