Coronavirus Medicine: Treatment of corona can be done in the beginning of infection, Glenmark Pharma makes medicines
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has introduced medicine to treat the corona virus. The company gave this information in a statement on Saturday. Glenmark said on Saturday that it has launched the antiviral drug Favipiravir under the brand name Fabiflu (FabiFlu) to treat mild and less symptomatic corona patients with the virus.
The Mumbai-based company said on Friday that it received approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) to manufacture and market the drug. The company said that Fabiflu is the first food-based favipiravir drug to treat Kovid-19, which has been approved.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Chairman and Managing Director Glenn Saldanha said, "This approval has come at a time when corona virus cases in India are increasing more rapidly than before. This has put our healthcare system under great pressure. He hoped that the availability of effective treatment like Fabiflu would help reduce this pressure to a great extent.
Saldanha said that in clinical trials Fabiflu showed fairly good results on patients suffering from mild infection of the corona virus. He added that in addition to this it is a food drug which is a convenient treatment option. He said that the company will work closely with the government and the medical community to make this drug easily available to patients across the country.
Will have to spend so much for medicine
This medicine will be available at the price of Rs 103 per tablet on the advice of a doctor. While this drug will be available as a 200 mg tablet at a maximum retail price (MRP) of Rs 3,500 for a strip of 34 tablets. That is, about 14 thousand rupees will have to be spent on 14 days treatment.
Take dosage like this
On the first day, two doses of 1800 mg have to be taken. After that, two doses of 800 mg will have to be taken for 14 days. Glenmark Pharma said that patients with minor infections who are suffering from diabetes or heart disease can also be given this medicine. It is necessary to consult a doctor before dosing. Patients aged 18 to 75 years can use this medicine.
According to the Health Ministry, a record 14,516 cases of corona virus were reported in the country on Saturday. Now the number of people infected by this epidemic in the country has increased to 3,95,048. The epidemic has killed 12,948 people in the country so far.
This medicine is not recommended for these people.
People with severe kidney or liver diseases, pregnant and lactating women should not take this medicine at all.
When will you get this medicine and where will it be available
This medicine will be available in stores from Monday. The tablet is being produced by the company in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh. Glenmark said the drug would be available through both hospitals and retail channels. Glenmark said the company has successfully developed active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and formulations for Fabiflu through its in-house research and development team.
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