Covid-19: Human trials of Oxford vaccine
14 Aug, 2020

Apart from the representatives from the pharma company, some members from regulator Indian Council of Medical Research (.....

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DCGI issues guidelines for pharma giants
23 Sept, 2020

New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has issued a new set of guidelines, focusing on safety, immunoge.....

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Dr Reddy's seeks DCGI nod to conduct pha
03 Oct, 2020

NEW DELHI : The Hyderabad-based Dr Reddy's Laboratories has applied to the Drugs Controller General of India for per.....

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TataMD CHECK to make COVID-19 detection
10 Nov, 2020

World’s first viral diagnostic based on FELUDA CRISPR Cas-9 platform has been developed in India  NEW DELH.....

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Zydus Cadilla completes Phase II trials
13 Nov, 2020

Company’s biological drug, Pegylated Interferon alpha – 2b significantly reduced the viral load in moderatel.....

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Serum Institute denies side effects clai
01 Dec, 2020

After a Chennai-based man claimed that he suffered neurological and psychological side effects taking a shot of Covid-19.....

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Zydus Cadila gets DGCI nod for phase 3 c
05 Dec 2020

In a regulatory filing, Zydus Cadila said it has received approval from the DCGI to start the phase 3 clinical trials in.....

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Covaxin to be available in the first qua
10 Dec, 2020

Covaxin, a vaccine for COVID-19, will be available in the first quarter of next year, said Suchitra Ella, joint managing.....

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CDSCO expert panel seeks more data on co
10 Dec, 2020

NEW DELHI: An expert committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on Wednesday sought additional.....

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AEFI reporting to be done through Co-WIN
17 Dec, 2020

Need to build on the standard principles of AEFI, make it specific to COVID-19 vaccines: Dr V K Paul In the course of.....

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A great milestone in India scientific ca
04 Jan, 2021

Expressing delight over the approval on restricted emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, Bharat Biotech on Sund.....

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Coronavirus vaccine to cost Rs 219-292 t
05 Jan, 2021

Coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford will cost USD 3-4 per shot ( ?219-292) to the .....

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Vaccine restricted use considered based
06 Jan, 2021

In a pandemic situation, restricted emergency use of vaccines is considered based on safety and immunogenicity data whil.....

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Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech call
06 Jan, 2021

After publicly trading barbs over the efficacy of their respective vaccines, Serum Institute of India chief executive of.....

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PM Modi stated India’s Covid-19
09 Jan 2021

COVID-19 vaccine: India sees international cooperation in this field, particularly with its neighbours, as its duty, Min.....

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Covid-19 Vaccination in India: PMO revea
15 Jan, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the pan India rollout of the COVID vaccination drive on January 16 and all prep.....

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PM launches India's vaccination drive ag
16 Jan, 2021

New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched India's COVID-19 vaccination drive and ass.....

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India, China set to lead vaccine distrib
19 Jan, 2021

Moody’s Analytics on Monday said India, along with China, would take lead in the COVID-19 vaccine distribution in .....

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Covid 19 vaccine in India: Zydus Cadila
22 Jan, 2021

Covid 19 vaccine in India: In a major step towards having another Covid-19 vaccine after Serum Institute of India’.....

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Bharat Biotech, SII approach DCGI for us
29 Jan, 2021

ICMR chief Balram Bhargava on Thursday said COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers–Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute&ndas.....

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Dr Reddys eyes to launch Sputnik V vacci
30 Jan, 2021

Dr Reddys Laboratories, which is conducting Phase 3 trials of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, believes the ja.....

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Kochi firm PNB Vesper Life completes pha
23 Feb, 2021

The city-based PNB Vesper Life Sciences has successfully completed phase 2 clinical trials of PNB-001 (GPP-Baladol), its.....

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Covid-19 vaccine update: Precisa Medicam
10 March, 2021

Covid-19 vaccine update: Brazilian company Precisa Medicamentos has applied for emergency authorization to use the Bhara.....

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Covid-19 vaccine in India update: Covaxi
12 March, 2021

The Centre on Thursday said Bharat Biotech’s indigenously developed Covaxin is out of the “clinical trial mo.....

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Zydus Cadila seeks DCGI nod for use of h
06 April 2021

Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Monday said it has sought approval from the domestic drug regulator Drugs Controller General o.....

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RDIF expects 50 Mn doses a month of Sput
14 April 2021

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Tuesday said it expects over 50 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine to be ma.....

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COVID-19: Recommendation of 3rd booster
19 April 2021

NEW DELHI : More data is needed to establish if a third anti-COVID-19 booster dose will be more effective in fighting th.....

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Expert panel to review Meril price exemp
22 April 2021

NEW DELHI : Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd’s request for exemption from price caps for its first locally-made biodeg.....

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Zydus Cadila - Virafin gets emergency us
24 April 2021

Amid a continuous spike in the number of coronavirus cases in India, Zydus Cadila’s Virafin has been granted emerg.....

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Bharat Biotech seeks DCGI nod to extend
26 April 2021

Bharat Biotech has written to the India’s drug regulator seeking extension of the shelf-life of its indigenously d.....

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Molnupiravir approval sought to target e
27 April 2021

After an outcry for remdesivir, there is now yet another experimental anti-viral drug – Molnupiravir to deal with .....

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DRDO developed 2-DG drug could be game-c
15 May, 2021

The 2-DG drug developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) could be a game-changer in the fight.....

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Will examine data of 2-DG drug for addin
18 May, 2021

The government will consider including India’s first indigenous anti-COVID drug 2-DG in the national COVID-19 trea.....

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BDR Pharma inks licensing pact with Eli
20 May, 2021

Drug firm, BDR Pharma on Wednesday said it has inked a licensing pact with Eli Lilly and Company for the manufacturing a.....

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Dr Reddy - developing new treatment opti
24 May, 2021

Drug major Dr Reddy's Laboratories is working on the development of new treatment options for Covid-19 patients whic.....

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Monoclonal antibody cocktail unlikely to
31 May, 2021

New Delhi: Monoclonal antibody cocktail, used for the treatment of COVID-19, is unlikely to lead to further mutation of .....

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Sun Pharma, Ferring Pharmaceuticals ink
03 June, 2021

Drug major Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on Wednesday said it has entered into a licensing agreement with Ferring Pharma.....

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AIIMS Delhi to start screening children
07 June, 2021

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, will start screening children for clinical trials of indigen.....

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Mankind Pharma launches drug to treat bl
11 June, 2021

Mankind Pharma on Thursday said it has launched Posaconazole Gastro resistant tablets, used to treat black fungus, in th.....

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US denying emergency approval to Covaxin
12 June, 2021

In the view of the US FDA rejecting emergency use authorisation to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, the government Friday.....

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India likely to have Covid vaccine for c
24 June, 2021

Noting that children usually have a mild disease but there is a need to develop Covid-19 vaccines for them, AIIMS Delhi .....

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Pfizer in final stages of getting approv
24 June, 2021

New Delhi: US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Tuesday said it is in the "final stages" of getting approval for .....

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Serum Institute of India produces over 1
28 June, 2021

Fulfilling its commitment, Serum Institute of India has produced over 10 crore doses of its COVID-19 vaccine Covishield .....

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Drug regulator DCGI refuses to grant eme
02 July 2021

India’s drug regulator has refused to grant emergency-use authorisation to single-dose COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik-Li.....

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Zydus seeks nod for world-first plasmid
02 July 2021

Ahmedabad: Homegrown healthcare and pharmaceutical major Zydus Cadila has applied for emergency use authorisation (EUA) .....

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Mankind Pharma gets DRDO nod to manufact
09 July, 2021

Drug firm Mankind Pharma on Thursday said it has received licence from the Defence Research and Development Organisation.....

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Working actively with Moderna to see how
10 July, 2021

The government said on Friday that it is working actively with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Moderna to see how its vacc.....

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DRDO COVID-19 drug: BDR Pharma inks lice
27 July, 2021

BDR Pharma on Monday said it has inked a licensing pact with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to.....

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Hopeful of launching Covovax for adults
06 Aug, 2021

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Friday said he is hopeful that Covovax, another COVID-19 vaccine being m.....

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Zydus Cadila likely to get emergency use
10 Aug, 2021

Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila's three-dose COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D is expected to get an emergency-use nod from the .....

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Nasal Covaxin phase II & III tri
18 Aug, 2021

NAGPUR: After getting the final nod from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for the second and third phase tria.....

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Zydus Cadila Covid-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D ge
21 Aug, 2021

Indigenously developed Zydus Cadila COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D has received approval for Emergency Use Authorisation from .....

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Granules India gets licence from DRDO to
03/09/2021

Developed by DRDO, 2-DG has been granted permission by Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for emergency use as adju.....

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DCGI nod to phase-I clinical trial of CO
04/09/2021

The firm is required to submit the revised clinical trial protocol for immunogenicity to be assessed on Day 42, instead .....

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Hetero’s Tocilizumab biosimilar ge
07/09/2021

This authorisation will enable medical practitioners to use the drug for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalised adult.....

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Molbio Diagnostics gets DCGI nod for Nip
09/09/2021

Nipah virus (NiV) is an emerging zoonotic disease that causes severe disease in humans. Signs and symptoms range from as.....

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No Delta plus variant of COVID-19 found
17/09/2021

Additional municipal commissioner (western suburbs) Suresh Kakani said the samples were examined at a genome sequencing .....

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Novavax, SII apply to WHO for emergency
24/09/2021

It represents another major milestone in Novavax’s transformation into a commercial global vaccine company and rei.....

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Children less severely impacted by COVID
25/09/2021

On inoculation of children against the virus in India, she said there will be vaccines for children. The drug regulator .....

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AstraZeneca Pharma India gets DCGI nod t
27/09/2021

The company has received the import and market permission in Form CT-20 from the Drugs Controller General of India for S.....

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ZyCoV-D to be introduced in Covid vaccin
01/10/2021

The government on Thursday said Zydus Cadila’s indigenously-developed needle-free COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D will be.....

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Cadila Healthcare gets DCGI nod to condu
06/10/2021

Drug firm Cadila Healthcare on Tuesday said it has received permission from the Indian drug regulator for conducting pha.....

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Govt allows export of Russian COVID vacc
11/10/2021

The government has permitted the export of Russia’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik Light domestically produc.....

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Biological E seeks DCGI nod for Phase-3
13/10/2021

Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Biological E has sought permission from India’s drug regulator to conduct t.....

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Covid: Expert panel recommends emergency
13/10/2021

An expert panel of India’s Central Drug Authority has recommended granting emergency use authorisation to Bharat B.....

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Govt will decide on COVID vaccination of
18/10/2021

The government will take a final decision on vaccinating children and adolescents against coronavirus on the basis of ov.....

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Serum Institute seeks DCGI nod for Covid
30/10/2021

The Serum Institute of India on Friday sought permission from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to manufactur.....

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COVID-19: Zydus Cadila vaccine to be adm
15/11/2021

Zydus Cadila’s COVID-19 vaccine ZyCov-D, which has been cleared by India’s drug regulator for those aged 12 .....

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Govt allows SII to export 5 crore doses
16/11/2021

The Indian government has permitted export of 5 crore doses of Covovax, a COVID-19 vaccine domestically produced here by.....

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Serum Institute seeks DCGIs approval for
02/12/2021

Serum Institute of India has sought from India’s drug regulator approval for Covishield as a booster dose citing a.....

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COVID-19: WHO issues emergency-use listi
18/12/2021

The World Health Organisation on Friday issued emergency use listing for anti-Covid vaccine Covovax produced by Serum In.....

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Bharat Biotech seeks nod for Phase-3 tri
21/12/2021

Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech has sought regulatory nod to conduct Phase-3 trials of its nasal Covid-19 vaccine that can .....

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Biocon Biologics says clinical study for
24/12/2021

Biocon Biologics, an arm of biotechnology major Biocon, on Thursday said the clinical study for its biologic drug Itoliz.....

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DGCI nod to Covaxin for use in children
26/12/2021

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted emergency use authorisation to indigenously-developed Bharat Bi.....

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For now, Covaxin likely to be only Covid
27/12/2021

Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin is likely to be the only COVID-19 vaccine available, for now, for children in the age gro.....

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Serum Institute seeks full market author
01/01/2022

Serum Institute of India (SII) has sought full approval for its Covid-19 vaccine, Covishield. SII has applied to the min.....

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India witnessing exponential rise in no.
06/01/2022

India is seeing an exponential rise in the number of coronavirus cases, which is believed to be driven by its Omicron va.....

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Govt expert panel recommends regular mar
20/01/2022

An expert panel of India’s central drug authority on Wednesday recommended granting regular market approval to Cov.....

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DCGI grants emergency use permission to
07/02/2022

The Drugs Controller General of India has granted emergency use permission to single-dose Sputnik Light Covid vaccine in.....

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DGCI gives nod to SII’s proposal t
08/02/2022

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved Serum Institute of India’s proposal to manufacture a vac.....

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Covid-19: DCGI grants restricted emergen
22/02/2022

The Drugs Controller General of India has granted restricted emergency use authorisation (EUA) to Biological E’s C.....

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SII seeks permission for phase-3 study o
28/02/2022

Serum Institute of India has sought permission from India’s drug regulator to conduct a phase-3 study of its COVID.....

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Govt panel recommends EUA for Covid vacc
05/02/2022

An expert panel of the country’s central drug authority has recommended granting emergency use authorisation (EUA).....

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Covid: Govt panel recommends permission
07/03/2022

An expert panel of India’s central drug authority has recommended permission for conducting a phase-3 clinical tri.....

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AIIMS Delhi to start booster dose trial
11/03/2022

The AIIMS will start the booster dose trial of Bharat Biotech’s intranasal COVID-19 vaccine from Friday. The boost.....

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Covid-19 vaccine: Covovax gets emergency
24/03/2022

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted emergency use authorisation (EUA) for the Novavax and Serum Ins.....

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WHO suspends Covaxin supply to UN agenci
04/04/2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed it has suspended the supply of Covaxin, produced by city-based Bharat .....

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Covid-19 vaccine: Bharat Biotech’s
27/04/2022

Bharat Biotech International Ltd (BBIL) on Tuesday said its COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, has received emergency use approv.....

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Two-dose ZyCoV-D regimen to help vaccina
27/04/2022

Zydus Lifesciences said on Tuesday said a two-dose regimen of ZyCoV-D will help in administering the vaccine against cor.....

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Govt may not allow mixing of Covid vacci
13/05/2022

The government may not allow precaution dose of a COVID-19 vaccine other than the one used for primary vaccination in li.....

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Unable to sell Sputnik Light stock, Stel
16/05/2022

Unable to sell its huge stock of Covid vaccine Sputnik Light amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Bengaluru-based Steli.....

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Serum Institute of India seeks permissio
23/05/2022

The Serum Institute of India (SII) has sought permission from the country’s drug regulator to conduct Phase-3 tria.....

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Corbevax gets nod from DGCI as heterolog
06/06/2022

Biological E’s corbevax has become the first vaccine in India to get regulatory approval for a heterologous Covid-.....

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India approves Biological E. COVID shot
06/06/2022

India has approved Hyderabad-based drugmaker Biological E's COVID-19 vaccine as the first mix-and-match booster dose.....

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NTAGI to discuss allowing Corbevax as bo
08/06/2022

Allowing Biological E’s Corbevax as a booster for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with either Covishield o.....

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Covid-19 vaccine for children: Govt pane
25/06/2022

An expert panel of India’s central drug authority on Friday recommended granting emergency use authorisation to Se.....

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DCGI approves indigenous mRNA Covid jab
30/06/2022

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Tuesday approved India’s first indigenously developed mRNA vaccine.....

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SII seeks nod to export 32.4 lakh doses
01/07/2022

The Serum Institute has sought the Centre’s approval to export 32.4 lakh doses of the COVID-19 jab Covovax under t.....

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Serum Institute of India to Launch Indig
13/07/2022

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said the company plans to launch its indigenously-developed vacc.....

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Corbevax & Covaxin approved for
20/07/2022

With school kids being detected Covid positive in the city, there’s a visible fear amongst parents about the healt.....

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NTAGI panel reviews data for Corbevax as
22/07/2022

The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation's Covid working group has reviewed the data of Biological E.....

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Covid-19: Govt panel recommends Corbevax
03/082022

A government panel on Covid immunisation has recommended allowing Biological E’s Corbevax as a precaution dose for.....

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Covid-19: Govt nod for Corbevax as boost
10/08/2022

The Union health ministry is expected to soon approve Biological E’s Corbevax as a precaution dose for people abov.....

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Corbevax approved as precaution dose for
11/08/2022

The government has approved Biological E’s Corbevax as a precaution dose for those above 18 years fully vaccinated.....

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100 million doses of Corbevax supplied t
12/08/2022

Biological E. Ltd (BE) on Thursday said it has delivered 10 crore (100 million) doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, Corbevax .....

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Drug regulator's nod sought for phase-3
12/09/2022

Hyderabad-based firm Bharat Biotech has sought permission from the drug regulator to conduct phase-3 study of its intran.....

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DCGI allows Serum Institute to export ma
30/09/2022

India's drug regulator has allowed the export of the first produced-in-India vaccine against malaria, developed by s.....

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WHO alert on cough syrups 'alarming', th
10/10/2022

The WHO's recent alert linking cough syrups manufactured by an Indian pharmaceutical firm to the deaths of children .....

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DCGI gives nod to SII-manufactured Ebola
09/12/2022

 India's first Ebola vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute has been approved by the Drugs Controller General .....

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Vaccine against cervical cancer to be in
15/12/2022

India would be in a position to roll out the indigenously developed Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV) against cervical .....

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Biocon starts clinical study to evaluate
15/12/2022

Biotechnology major Biocon on Wednesday said it has initiated a clinical study in collaboration with Equillium Inc to ev.....

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WHO drew premature link between children
16/12/2022

The WHO drew a premature link between the deaths of children in Gambia and the four India-made cough syrups which advers.....

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Serum Institute seeks drug regulator's a
23/12/2022

The Serum Institute of India (SII) has sought the drug regulator's approval for market authorisation of its COVID-19.....

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Hetero's COVID-19 oral drug Nirmacom (ge
27/12/2022

 Hetero, a city-based leading pharmaceutical company on Monday announced the receipt of World Health Organisation P.....

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Tergene Biotech gets recommendation from
28/12/2022

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd on Tuesday said its joint venture firm, Tergene Biotech, has received a recommendation from the sub.....

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Indian researchers developing treatment
09/01/2023

Researchers in India are working on developing an affordable treatment for a rare and incurable genetic disorder called .....

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Govt panel likely to decide on Covovax a
11/01/2023

An expert panel of the central drugs regulatory authority is likely to take a decision on Wednesday on granting market a.....

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Govt panel recommends market authorisati
13/01/2023

An expert panel of the central drug regulatory authority has recommended market authorisation for Serum Institute of Ind.....

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Govt to introduce incentive scheme to bo
21/01/2023

The Centre is all set to introduce a research linked incentive programme shaped on the lines of the production linked in.....

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Sun Pharma acquires three anti-inflammat
31/01/2023

Drug major Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on Monday said it has acquired three anti-inflammatory brands from Mumbai-based.....

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Centre mulls regulations, stringent acti
14/03/2023

The Union Health Ministry is mulling regulations and stringent action against e-pharmacies, including banning them compl.....

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Eli Lilly forays into dermatological spa
15/03/2023

Drug firm Eli Lilly on Tuesday said it has forayed into the dermatological space in the country with the launch of a pro.....

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Drug developed using DRDO technology get
16/03/2023

A critical drug developed on a DRDO technology for radiological and nuclear emergencies has received approval from the D.....

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DCGI says medicines should be sold only
18/03/2023

India's drug regulator DCGI has written to drug controllers of all states and Union territories and the Pharmacy Cou.....

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