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Govt Releases Guidelines For Schemes To Boost Domestic Manufacturing Of Bulk Drugs, Med Devices

These schemes of the Department of Pharmaceuticals were approved by the Union Cabinet in March this year.

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Cipla Gets India Approval To Sell COVID-19 Drug Favipiravir

The Drug Controller General of India granted Cipla accelerated approval to make and sell favipiravir in an effort to meet the "urgent and unmet" need for COVID-19 treatment options in the country

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'Will Leave No Stone Unturned': India To Ensure Regulatory Facilitation For Trial Of Covid Vaccine

With the trials of COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University showing encouraging results, the Serum Institute of India (SII) has said it will apply for license from the Indian regulator to start clinical trials of the shot in a week's time.

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Glenmark Defends Price Of Its COVID-19 Drug Favipiravir Version

Glenmark also denied making any claims that "favipiravir alone" is effective in treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients.

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Telemedicine Can Help Bridge Us Gaps In The Healthcare Delivery System

Telemedicine can help us overcome the barriers to accessing healthcare services – distance between provider and patient, access to transportation, fragmented care caused due to gaps in appointments, and lack of healthcare access.

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EU In Talks With Moderna, BioNtech, CureVac To Secure Possible COVID Vaccines

The talks follow a deal reached in June by four EU member states with AstraZeneca for the upfront purchase of 400 million doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine, in principle available to all 27 EU nations.

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Infectious Disease Specialists Ask US Govt To Ensure Remdesivir Supply

"We urge the administration to fully leverage all authorities including the Defense Production Act and other tools to ensure adequate supplies of remdesivir," the IDSA said.

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India Approves Human Trials For Second COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

India's approval for Zydus comes days after privately held Bharat Biotech got a similar green light for human studies for its vaccine candidate.

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