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Trust ICMR's judgement on hydroxychloroquine in covid treatment, says CSIR
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Shekher Mande, on Wednesday said the Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) conclusion of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) having no major side-effects in the treatment of Covid-inf
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Lancet study is not randomised clinical trial, only analysis of hospital r
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Dismissing the reports of health risks from Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as per simmering reports cited by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Shekher Mande, Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India, said on Wednesday t
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India disagrees with WHO suspension of HCQ usage, sends letter explaining
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Health Ministry of India has written to the World Health Organisation (WHO) after the global health body announced to temporarily suspend the clinical trials of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, sources told ANI.
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Hydroxychloroquine poses little risk when administered alone in mild cases
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, on Tuesday said that 'judicious, and appropriate' use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a standalone drug should not pose any health risks in COVID-19 cases.
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Glenmark to start new phase 3 clinical trial for hospitalised patients of
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 26 (ANI): Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday announced a new randomised, open-label study to test the combined efficacy of two antiviral drugs Favipiravir and Umifenovir as a potential Covid-19 treatment strategy.
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WHO temporarily suspends trial of hydroxychloroquine
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 26 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday (local time) temporarily suspended the clinical trial of malarial drug hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of coronavirus.
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'Overwhelmed, will go for trial called by CFI': Bihar girl who cycled over
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Darbhanga (Bihar) [India], May 25 (ANI): Fifteen-year-old Jyoti Kumari, who cycled with her wounded father from Gurugram in Haryana to Darbhanga in Bihar covering over 1,200 km in around 7 days, is receiving help from all quarters, be it politics, civil society or administration.
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Low community transmission of COVID-19 leaves Oxford's vaccine trial with
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 24 (ANI): The much talked about, Oxford University vaccine trial has only a 50 per cent chance of success because of low community transmission of COVID-19 in Britain.
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COVID-19 vaccine developed in China shows promising results in early trial
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 23 (ANI): Days after US drugmaker Moderna announced Phase one trial of its COVID-19 vaccine has shown positive results, researchers on Friday reported that a vaccine developed in China appears to be safe and may protect people from the deadly virus.
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CFI calls Jyoti Kumar for trial after she cycles 1200 km
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 22 (ANI): The Cycle Federation of India (CFI) has called a 15-year-old girl, who cycled 1200 km over a period of seven days, for trials.
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Combating COVID-19: CSIR working on 10 different vaccines, drug trials
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Three drug trials to combat COVID-19 have started and seven are in the process, said Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Director-General (DG) Dr Shekhar C Mande on Thursday.
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Natco donates Chloroquine for international study to prevent SARS-CoV-2 in
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 19 (ANI): Natco Pharma Ltd said on Tuesday it has donated Chloroquine phosphate tablets through its marketing partner in the United States Rising Pharmaceuticals to support a global clinical trial conducted by the CROWN Collaborative for protecting essentia
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