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Indian and international regulators have approved a monoclonal antibody cocktail and the drug tocilizumab for Covid-19 treatment, but only India has approved the use of 2-deoxy-D-glucose.
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Chandigarh: On July 6, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved two rheumatoid arthritis drugs, tocilizumab and sarilumab, to treat Covid-19. These are the first drugs found to be effective against COVID-19 since corticosteroids were
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Tocilizumab has been part of India s guidelines since June 2020, as an investigational therapy for Covid-19. In May 2021, the Indian government also approved two new Covid-19 treatments for emergency use: a
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“An efficacy study was conducted in Bahrain in accordance with WHO guidelines involving more than 5,000 subjects. Overall efficacy beyond 14 days after administering the second dose was estimated at 94.3%,” the RDIF said in a statement.