The first batch of 10,000 doses of 2DG medicine for treating COVID-19 patients will be released early next week and distributed to patients, according to DRDO officials on Friday.
States Must Mercilessly Clamp Down On Black Marketing Of Drugs: Centre In an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, the centre said it has requested the state governments to take all necessary measures to stop black marketing or hoarding of drugs as the country battles a massive surge in COVID-19 cases.
Updated: May 10, 2021 2:54 pm IST
The centre in the Supreme Court said there should be zero tolerance to any kind of hoarding. (File)
New Delhi:
All states must ensure special teams at different levels to mercilessly clamp down on hoarding and black marketing of drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic and send a clear message that trading in human miseries will not be tolerated, the Centre has told the Supreme Court.
States must clampdown on hoarders: Centre to SC
States must clampdown on hoarders: Centre to SC
Last Updated: Mon, May 10th, 2021, 15:43:25hrs
New Delhi: All states must ensure special teams at different levels to mercilessly clamp down on hoarding and black marketing of drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic and send a clear message that trading in human miseries shall not be tolerated, the Centre has told the Supreme Court.
In an affidavit filed in the apex court, the Centre has said the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) had communicated to all state drugs controllers (SDCs) that there should be zero tolerance to any kind of hoarding or black marketing of drugs and also to instruct their enforcement staff to keep strict vigil and take stringent action.
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All About Roche s COVID Antibody Cocktail That India Approved As Treatment For Mild Cases
A Switzerland based drug maker, Roche has received approval from India s Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) for COVID-19 emergency use .
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Widening the arsenal of drugs to combat COVID-19, a Switzerland-based drug maker, Roche has received approval from India s Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) for use in emergency situations for treatment of COVID-19. The said experimental antibody cocktail was consumed by former US President Donald Trump when he contracted COVID-19 infection last year during his tenure at the White House.
The antibody cocktail is to be administered for the treatment of mild to moderate coronavirus disease in adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age or older, weighing at least 40 kg) who are confirmed to be infected with SARS-COV2 and who are at high risk of developing severe COVID-19 disease.
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