WHO approves drug for arthritis for severe Kovid-19 patients

The World Health Organization (WHO) has pre-qualified the rheumatoid arthritis drug Tocilizumab for the treatment of…

SII may cut monthly production of Covishield by half amid fall in demand

Stating that Covishield’s exports are also slow at present, Adar Poonawalla said export orders will pick…

Omron Edition | Health ministry directs states to increase testing

The Health Ministry has written a letter to the state governments saying that it is extremely…

Morning Digest: Indian team meets Taliban deputy PM; Trump to launch new social media platform, and more

India joined a statement from 10 countries recognizing the “new reality” of the Taliban in power…

Morning Digest | One more arrested in Singhu murder case, two ‘surrender’; 8 people died due to rain in Kerala, many more

A select list of stories to read before starting your day. The second arrest was made…

ICMR removes Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine drugs from Kovid-19 treatment

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-COVID-19 National Task Force Joint Monitoring Group removed the use…

DCGI approves hetero drug for the treatment of Kovid

New Delhi Roche Holding AG’s generic version of tocilizumab, an immunosuppressant used to treat severe cases…

Hetero’s copy of COVID-19 drug Tocilizumab receives EUA from DCGI

A biosimilar version of Roche’s Actemra/RoActemra, the product will be available by the end of the…