For treatment of mild to moderate Covid-19Roche India today announced that the Central Drugs Standards
Control Organisation (CDSCO) has provided an Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) for Roche s antibody cocktail (Casirivimab and Imdevimab) in India.
This approval was based on the data that have been filed for the EUA in the United States, and the scientific opinion of the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) in the European Union.
This Emergency Use Authorisation will now enable Roche to
import the globally manufactured product batches to India and will be marketed as well as distributed in India through a strategic partnership with Cipla.
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This will make India s fight stronger against COVID-19, the Chemicals & Fertilizers Minister said. In a tweet Gowda said, After detailed review of state wise allotment of #Remdesivir with @Pharmadept substantial increase has been made in overall production & allotment to all states . A total of 16 lakh remdesivir vials are being allocated to the states and union territories from April 21to April 30, 2021, Gowda said.
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