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Arthritis Drug Added To World Health Organisation's Covid Medicines' List
The World Health Organization said Friday that it had prequalified the arthritis treatment tocilizumab for use in patients hospitalised with severe Covid-19, in a bid to increase access to the pricey drug.
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Hetero Gets Emergency Use Nod For Generic Version Of Covid Drug Tocilizumab
Indian drug developer Hetero said on Monday it has received emergency use approval from the country's health authorities to make a generic version of Roche Holding AG's COVID-19 drug.
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Two Arthritis Drugs Reduce Risk Of Covid Death, Shows Study
Arthritis drugs tocilizumab and sarilumab reduce the risk of death and the need for ventilators among hospitalized Covid-19 patients, according to an analysis of nearly 11,000 patients published Tuesday.
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Posing As Remdesivir Dealers, Online Fraudsters Cheat Maharashtra People
Maharashtra Cyber, the state police's cyber wing, has registered a case against online fraudsters who cheated people by posing as dealers of Remdesivir and Tocilizumab, drugs used in the treatment of COVID-19, an official said on Thursday.
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High Court Asks Centre To Meet Pharma Firm For Immediate Supply Of Tocilizumab Drug
In view of the "acute shortage" of Tocilizumab drug, which is prescribed to a large number of Covid patients, the high court has directed the Centre and Department of Pharmaceuticals to hold a meeting with Roche, which sells the drug.
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Remdesivir Shortage Brings Nightmare For Covid Patients In Tamil Nadu
The acute shortage of crucial injections like Remdesivir and Tocilizumab is leading to loss of life and panic among many Covid patients and their families in Tamil Nadu.
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Government Issues Revised Clinical Guidance For Management Of Covid Patients
The Union health ministry on Thursday issued a revised ''Clinical Guidance for Management of Adult COVID-19 Patients'' recommending the EUA/off-label use of Tocilizumab drug in case of severe diseases.
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Centre Asks Drug Controller To Ensure Fair Distribution Of Remdesivir, Tocilizumab Medicines
The Union Health Ministry has asked the Drugs Controller General of India to ensure equitable distribution of Remdesivir and Tocilizumab drugs, which have been included as "investigational therapies" in the national treatment protocols for COVID-19, across the country.
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Maharashtra Stocks Up COVID Drug Remdesivir Amid Black Marketing Reports
Maharashtra has placed orders for the procurement of life-saving experimental COVID-19 medicines, including Remdesivir and Tocilizumab, to halt black marketing of the drugs amid a steady rise of coronavirus cases.
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Kolkata Markets Run Out Of Covid Drugs, Families On Frantic Run-Around
A shortage of Covid drugs in Kolkata is sending patient families on a harrowing run around. Since last week, the drug Actemra or Tocilizumab disappeared from the market. 53-year-old Rinku Banerjee flew in from Delhi via Jaipur to Kolkata to hunt for the medicine, personally, for her father who is in a south Kolkata nursing home. His doctor wanted t...
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Arthritis Drug Added To World Health Organisation's Covid Medicines' List
The World Health Organization said Friday that it had prequalified the arthritis treatment tocilizumab for use in patients hospitalised with severe Covid-19, in a bid to increase access to the pricey drug.
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Hetero Gets Emergency Use Nod For Generic Version Of Covid Drug Tocilizumab
Indian drug developer Hetero said on Monday it has received emergency use approval from the country's health authorities to make a generic version of Roche Holding AG's COVID-19 drug.
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Two Arthritis Drugs Reduce Risk Of Covid Death, Shows Study
Arthritis drugs tocilizumab and sarilumab reduce the risk of death and the need for ventilators among hospitalized Covid-19 patients, according to an analysis of nearly 11,000 patients published Tuesday.
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Posing As Remdesivir Dealers, Online Fraudsters Cheat Maharashtra People
Maharashtra Cyber, the state police's cyber wing, has registered a case against online fraudsters who cheated people by posing as dealers of Remdesivir and Tocilizumab, drugs used in the treatment of COVID-19, an official said on Thursday.
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High Court Asks Centre To Meet Pharma Firm For Immediate Supply Of Tocilizumab Drug
In view of the "acute shortage" of Tocilizumab drug, which is prescribed to a large number of Covid patients, the high court has directed the Centre and Department of Pharmaceuticals to hold a meeting with Roche, which sells the drug.
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Remdesivir Shortage Brings Nightmare For Covid Patients In Tamil Nadu
The acute shortage of crucial injections like Remdesivir and Tocilizumab is leading to loss of life and panic among many Covid patients and their families in Tamil Nadu.
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Government Issues Revised Clinical Guidance For Management Of Covid Patients
The Union health ministry on Thursday issued a revised ''Clinical Guidance for Management of Adult COVID-19 Patients'' recommending the EUA/off-label use of Tocilizumab drug in case of severe diseases.
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Centre Asks Drug Controller To Ensure Fair Distribution Of Remdesivir, Tocilizumab Medicines
The Union Health Ministry has asked the Drugs Controller General of India to ensure equitable distribution of Remdesivir and Tocilizumab drugs, which have been included as "investigational therapies" in the national treatment protocols for COVID-19, across the country.
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Maharashtra Stocks Up COVID Drug Remdesivir Amid Black Marketing Reports
Maharashtra has placed orders for the procurement of life-saving experimental COVID-19 medicines, including Remdesivir and Tocilizumab, to halt black marketing of the drugs amid a steady rise of coronavirus cases.
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Kolkata Markets Run Out Of Covid Drugs, Families On Frantic Run-Around
A shortage of Covid drugs in Kolkata is sending patient families on a harrowing run around. Since last week, the drug Actemra or Tocilizumab disappeared from the market. 53-year-old Rinku Banerjee flew in from Delhi via Jaipur to Kolkata to hunt for the medicine, personally, for her father who is in a south Kolkata nursing home. His doctor wanted t...
