Tocilizumab

Centre Asks Drug Controller To Ensure Fair Distribution Of Remdesivir, Tocilizumab Medicines

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 29, 2020

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.

Maharashtra Stocks Up COVID Drug Remdesivir Amid Black Marketing Reports

India News | Written by Purva Chitnis | Monday July 20, 2020

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.

Kolkata Markets Run Out Of Covid Drugs, Families On Frantic Run-Around

Kolkata News | Edited by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday July 17, 2020

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...

Shortage Of Key Covid Drugs Impedes Maharashtra's Coronavirus Fight

India News | Written by Purva Chitnis | Wednesday July 15, 2020

Maharashtra continues to face acute shortage of two key medicines being used to treat coronavirus in India - Remdesivir and Tocilizumab injections, both approved by the US FDA for the treatment of COVID-19. With this, relatives of patients getting treatment in private hospitals of Mumbai, Thane and Pune have been left to fend for themselves. Expert...

Can Cause More Harm Than Good: Health Ministry On Remdesivir, Tocilizumab

India News | ANI | Sunday July 12, 2020

While the Central government has indicated drugs like Remdesivir and Tocilizumab as an "investigational therapies" for the treatment of hospitalized coronavirus patient, the Union health ministry has alarmed all states, union territories and medical college hospitals that their (drugs) indiscriminate use or use in conditions for which they are not ...

Coronavirus Cases In India Rise From 7 To 8 Lakh In Three Days: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday July 10, 2020

The number of coronavirus cases in India has crossed eight lakh with 7,484 cases added in the last 24 hours. The cases went from seven lakh to eight lakh in three days and now stand at 8,01,286. Maharashtra has the highest cases with 2,30,599, followed by Tamil Nadu with 1,30,261 and Delhi with 1,07,051. Maharashtra is still grappling with a shorta...

Health Ministry Okays Anti-Malarial Drug HCQ For Early Course Of COVID-19

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 13, 2020

The Union Health Ministry has recommended use of anti-viral drug remdesivir under emergency use authorization, off-label application of immunomodulator tocilizumab and convalescent plasma therapy for treating COVID-19 patients in moderate stage of criticality.

Under Trial Arthritis Drug Saves Coronavirus Patient's Life In Mumbai

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Tuesday June 9, 2020

With the Coronavirus case load increasing in India and overwhelming healthcare systems across states, stories of recovery and hope from severely ill patients have become as important as exercising caution and boosting one's immunity.