'This government did not have any plan for safety stocks of essential medicines.' IMAGE: Doctors attend to a patient suffering from COVID-19 inside the emergency room at the Safdarjung Hospital in......
With the number of COVID-19 cases crossing the nine lakh-mark on Tuesday, the health ministry said that 86 per cent of the total active cases are confined to 10 affected states with Maharashtra and......
Biotechnology major Biocon on Monday said it will launch biologic drug Itolizumab for the treatment of moderate to severe COVID-19 patients at a price of around 8,000 per vial. The company......
Biotechnology major Biocon on Saturday announced that its 'breakthrough drug', Itolizumab has received Drugs Controller General of India's (DCGI) approval for its use in moderate to......
India's drug regulator has approved Itolizumab, used to cure skin ailment psoriasis, for restricted emergency use on COVID-19 patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress, officials......
In India, itolizumab, known by the brand name Alzumab, has been priced at Rs 8,000 per vial. Most patients require four vials for Covid-19 treatment, taking the cost of the therapy to Rs 32,000.......
'I cannot cope with the demand. It will take us a couple of months to ramp up production.' Bio-pharmaceutical company Biocon, which saw a decline in its profit in Q1FY21 despite a double digit......
Biocon shifts tests to US and Europe; cost estimated to rise 10-20 times. Biocon, which sought to develop drugs for India and other emerging markets from home, is in a quandary. As the Indian......
Sun Pharma, the largest Indian pharma company by value, is set to strengthen its presence in the US skincare market. Last week, Sun’s Israeli subsidiary, Taro Pharma, received the US Food and......