Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd on Tuesday said it is among several generic pharmaceutical companies, including Celgene and Bristol Myers Squibb, against which an antitrust litigation has been filed in the US.
Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Friday said it is in discussions with the Indian drug regulator to bring Russia's Sputnik M, a COVID-19 vaccine for the 12 to18-year-old category, to India.
Exclusive: Mumbai Gets 3 Bids From Russia s Sputnik Covid Vaccine Makers Exclusive: Mumbai Gets 3 Bids From Russia s Sputnik Covid Vaccine Makers The RDIF s bids for Mumbai comes when Punjab and Delhi have said that private firms have refused their request for Covid vaccine supply.
RDIF has said it will transfer one crore Sputnik V doses to BMC in 60 days.
New Delhi:
Mumbai has received three bids for the supply of Russia s Sputnik V Covid vaccine, government sources have said. The city s civic body had earlier this month placed global tenders for one crore doses.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had placed the tenders on May 11. These were issued under India s latest nationwide COVID-19 inoculation policy, allowing state governments to procure Covid vaccine doses directly from producers.
Amid vaccine shortage faced by Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said his government has written to Dr Reddy's Laboratories for supply of around 67 lakh doses of Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V.
Dr Reddy s will ramp up manufacture of the vaccine in India after the initial imports.
New Delhi:
Russia s Sputnik V Covid vaccine will be sold at $10 (around Rs 750) a dose in India, its India manufacturer Dr Reddy s Labs has told NDTV. Several hundred thousand doses will be available in the country in May-June through imports, says GV Prasad, Managing Director of Dr Reddy s.
Sputnik V is the third vaccine to be cleared for use in India at a time the country s demand is expected to shoot up after vaccinations are opened to all adults from May 1.
Asked how many doses would be available by May-June, Mr Prasad said: That is still being negotiated, by several hundred thousand is my view.