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COVID-19: DCGI nod to Jubilant Generics to manufacture, sell remdesivir f
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission to pharma giant- Jubilant Generics Ltd to manufacture and market the anti-viral drug remdesivir for "restricted emergency use" on hospitalised COVID-19 patients, a senior health ministry offi
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2 held, over 619 kg Ganja seized in Haryana
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], July 20 (ANI): The Haryana Police on Monday arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in a narcotics case in which the police seized 619 kg 450 gram of Ganja (marijuana) from a canter in Palwal district.
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100 kg poppy husk seized from Karnal district by Haryana Police
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], July 20 (ANI): Haryana Police on Sunday seized 100 kilograms of poppy husk from a farm in the Haryana's Karnal district.
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Coronavirus drug by UK-based company shows 'positive results' in clinical
Updated : 6 years ago IST
London [UK], July 20 (ANI): The preliminary results of the trial of a new treatment for COVID-19 "greatly reduced" the number of hospitalised COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care, said the company that developed it.
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Telangana: 4 held for illegally procuring, selling COVID-19 antiviral drug
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Medchal-Malkajgiri (Telangana) [India], July 20 (ANI): Four persons have been arrested on Sunday for allegedly procuring and selling of COVID-19 antiviral drugs in an illegal manner in Malkajgiri, Telangana.
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New nano drug candidate kills aggressive breast cancer cells
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Arkansas [USA], July 20 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a new nano-drug candidate that kills triple-negative breast cancer cells.
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West Bengal police busts drug racket, seizes 257.8 kg cannabis and Rs 1 cr
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Paschim Bardhaman (West Bengal) [India], July 20 (ANI): In a major achievement, teams from the Asansol and Durgapur police busted an inter-state drug supply racket and seized huge amounts of cannabis and cash from them.
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DCGI seeks clarification from Glenmark on its anti-viral favipiravir for u
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has asked for a clarification from Glenmark Pharmaceuticals regarding its alleged "false claims" on the utilisation of anti-viral FabiFlu (favipiravir) on COVID-19 patients with comorbidities.
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Maharashtra: 7 arrested for black-marketing of Remdesivir in Mumbai, 13 vi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 19 (ANI): The Mumbai Crime Branch on Sunday said that seven people were arrested for alleged involvement in the black-marketing of Remdisvir, the drug being used for the treatment of hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
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FDA issues first emergency use authorisation for COVID-19 pool testing
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 19 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday (local time) issued an emergency use authorisation (EUA) to Quest Diagnostics that allows pool samples from up to four individuals to test for COVID-19.
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FDA gives directions for using only ICMR-approved diagnostic kits in Goa
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 19 (ANI): Goa Food and Drugs Administration has urged people, chemists, and druggists that rapid diagnostic kits approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research and DCGI must be used.
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Hyderabad police arrest 7 people for black marketing COVID-19 drugs
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 18 (ANI): The Hyderabad Police arrested seven persons accused of illegally procuring and selling of COVID-19 antiviral drugs Covifor (Remdesivir) and Cipremi Injections, on Saturday.
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