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Zydus Cadila has received emergency use approval from the Indian regulator for the use of its anti-viral drug 'Virafin'. Pharma giant Zydus says 91.15 per cent of adult patients treated with Virafin tested negative using RT-PCR in seven days. Virafin helps body cope with Interferon Alpha deficiency In its Phase III clinical trials, researchers found that a higher proportion of …

Used to treat Hepatitis C, here's how Zydus' repurposed drug Virafin can aid recovery of Covid patients

Zydus Cadila's Pegylated Interferon alpha-2b drug, 'Virafin', has received Emergency Use Approval from DCGI, the Drugs Controller General of India. Pharma giant Zydus Cadila says its anti-viral drug Virafin can not only reduce the need for medical oxygen but also improve recovery time among Covid-19 patients. Earlier launched as PegiHep, the drug was being used to treat Hepatitis C. A …

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Zydus Cadila gets DCGI nod for Phase 3 trial of repurposed drug to treat Covid-19

Gujarat-based drug manufacturer Zydus Cadila today said it has received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India to conduct Phase 3 clinical trials on its re-purposed drug that it hopes to use for Covid-19 treatment. The drug, Pegylated Interferon alpha-2b, 'PegiHepTM', is an approved drug that been in use since 2001 and is now being re-purposed to treat Covid-19 …

CNN — A drug normally prescribed to treat multiple sclerosis helped reduce the risk of severe disease from Covid-19, British researchers reported Thursday. The researchers found British biotechnology company Synairgen’s new experimental version of interferon beta-1a, repurposed to treat Covid-19, increased the odds of improvement and recovery among hospitalized Covid-19 patients in a Phase 2 trial. “SNG001 reduced the odds …

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Treat coronavirus early to save patients’ lives, SARS veteran urges