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DCGI Approves Anti-COVID Drug Developed by DRDO for Emergency Use, How Will it Work?
A higher proportion of patients treated with 2-DG showed RT-PCR negative conversion in COVID patients and will be of immense benefit to the people suffering from COVID-19.
| 10 May 2021 7:14 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: An anti-COVID-19 therapeutic application of the drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) has been developed by the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a lab of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Dr Reddy's Laboratories (DRL), Hyderabad.
Clinical trial results have shown that this molecule helps in faster recovery of hospitalised patients and reduces supplemental oxygen dependence. A higher proportion of patients treated with 2-DG showed RT-PCR negative conversion in COVID patients. The drug will be of immense benefit to the people suffering from COVID-19.
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Snapshot
Researchers from Patanjali Research Institute, along with experts from Vivekanand Education Societyâs Institute of Technology and Jain Vishva Bharati Institute, published their findings in 2020.
With the country battling the second wave of coronavirus, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on 8 May approved a drug for emergency use.
The drug is 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) which has been approved as an adjunct therapy in moderate-to-severe Covid-19 cases.
"Being a generic molecule and analogue of glucose, it can be easily produced and made available in plenty," said the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
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DRDO's anti-Covid oral drug to roll out by May 11
In an exclusive conversation with India TV, DRDO chief G. Satheesh Reddy on Sunday said the anti-COVID drug, which has been approved for emergency use, will be rolled out by May 11. Explaining further, the DRDO chief said the drug will help neutralise most of the COVID-19 symptoms and will prevent the growth of the virus inside the body. Regarding the availability of the drug, Reddy said arrangements for proper distribution across all hospitals need to be done and a team is already working on the same.Â
Speaking about the drug, the DRDO chief also said it would help improve the level of oxygen in the body. The drug is expected to help coronavirus patients within three days of consumption.Â
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