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India's Glenmark launches first oral antiviral drug FabiFlu to treat COVID-19 patients

| @indiablooms | Jun 21, 2020, at 01:23 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the massive spike in number of cases, India-based pharmaceutical company 'Glenmark Pharmaceuticals' has launched antiviral drug Favipiravir, to be sold under the brand name FabiFlu, for the treatment of patients having mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms.

The company received manufacturing and marketing rights after getting approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Friday.

FabiFlu is the first oral Favipiravir-approved medication for the treatment of COVID-19.

During clinical trials, the medicine has produced up to 88% improvement in mild to moderate coronavirus patients.

It will be available across the country by early next week, the company said on Saturday.

A pack of 34 oral tablets of 200 mg each will be sold at a cost of Rs 3,500 and the cost of the 14-day treatment will be an estimated Rs 14,000.

“This approval comes at a time when Covid-19 cases in India are spiralling like never before, putting tremendous pressure on our healthcare system,” Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Chairman and Managing Director Glenn Saldanha said.

India has so far registered over 4 lakhs cases of the highly contagious virus including 12,000 deaths.

 

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