Tag: clinical trial
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Corona patients in country cross 1.58 lakh, 67,691 cured
Work is progressing rapidly on finding vaccines and cures to fight the Coronavirus Vaccine Coronavirus. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 124 potential vaccines for Covid-19. 10 of which are at the clinical trial level. While in India it is expected to start in 6 months. Countries such as China have few…
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WHO stopped trial of hydroxychloroquine due to side effects
(Sandhya Jha, Intern Journalist): The World Health Organization (WHO) has currently stopped a trial of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of corona. This decision was taken in view of the side effects of this medicine. A study in the medical journal Lancet said last week that giving hydroxychloroquine to Corona patients could increase their risk of…
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Clinical trial of two drugs to compete with Covid-19.
(Juhi Aishwary, Journalist) New Delhi: The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) for clinical trials of two drugs – favipiravir and phytopharmaceutical – to compete with Kovid-19. Clinical trial of these drugs will begin within a week Favipiravir drug is commonly used in the…