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Roche India gets emergency use approval for antibody cocktail used in COVID-19 treatment
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Last Updated: May 05, 2021, 08:04 PM IST
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The antibody cocktail is to be administered for the treatment of mild to moderate coronavirus disease in adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age or older, weighing at least 40 kg) who are confirmed to be infected with SARS-COV2 and who are at high risk of developing severe COVID-19 disease, the statement said.
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Drug firm Roche India on Wednesday said it has received Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) from the Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) for Roche s investigational antibody cocktail used in the treatment of COVID-19. The approval of antibody cocktail of Casirivimab and Imdevimab in India was based on the data filed for the EUA in the US, and the scientific opinion of the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) in the European Union, Roche India said in a statement.
Covid: Roche gets emergency use nod for antibody cocktail jab in India
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Mumbai, May 5 : The Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) on Wednesday gave Roche India emergency use authorisation (EUA) for its antibody cocktail jab of Casirivimab and Imdevimab.
The Casirivimab-Imdevimab injection is a cocktail of two monoclonal antibodies and was designed specifically to block infectivity of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. The monoclonal antibodies are produced by recombinant DNA technology.
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Company to partner with Cipla for pan-India distribution Roche India on Wednesday received Emergency User Authorisation (EUA) from regulator - Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) for antibody cocktail (Casirivimab and Imdevimab) to be used for treatment of mild to moderate Covid-19 in adults and kids aged 12 years or older in India.
The approval was based on the data 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.
The EUA will enable Roche to import the globally manufactured product batches to India. Company will market and distribute these products in India through its strategic partner Cipla Limited.