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Dr. Reddy’s reports success for Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V

Dr. Reddy’s reports success for Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V

Indian pharma company Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories announced that Sputnik V, a registered Covid-19 vaccine in Russia, has succeeded in a phase 2 trial in India by meeting the primary endpoint of safety. An independent data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) has recommended the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine to be advanced to a phase 3 trial […]

Swissmedic authorizes use of BNT162b2 Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer, BioNTech

Swissmedic, the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, has authorized the use of the BNT162b2 Covid-19 vaccine from US pharma giant Pfizer and German biotech company BioNTech. The Swiss pharma regulator said that as per the data it has assessed, the level of protection afforded seven days following the second dose of the mRNA vaccine is […]

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Lilly to launch pragmatic study of Covid-19 drug candidate bamlanivimab in New Mexico

Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) has revealed plans to launch a new pragmatic study of bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) in high-risk patients with Covid-19, in partnership with major local institutions in New Mexico. The US pharma giant said that carrying out the study in New Mexico will help in the collection of data on the effectiveness and […]

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US FDA authorizes Moderna Covid-19 vaccine mRNA-1273

Moderna Covid-19 vaccine : The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency use authorization (EUA) for mRNA-1273, the messenger RNA (mRNA) Covid-19 vaccine candidate of Moderna. The FDA authorization is for the use of mRNA-1273 in individuals aged 18 years and more for the prevention of Covid-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome […]

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Pfizer and BioNTech secure FDA EUA for BNT162b2 Covid-19 vaccine

BNT162b2 FDA EUA : Pfizer and BioNTech have been granted emergency use authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for BNT162b2, their Covid-19 mRNA vaccine. BNT162b2 has been authorized by the FDA for its use in the prevention of Covid-19 in individuals aged 16 years or more. Pfizer and BioNTech will look […]

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Pfizer, BioNTech get Canadian approval for BNT162b2 Covid-19 vaccine

US pharma giant Pfizer and German biotech company BioNTech have bagged Health Canada approval for their BNT162b2 Covid-19 vaccine. The BNT162b2 vaccine has been authorized to be used in Canada under the regulator’s Interim Order Respecting the Importation, Sale and Advertising of Drugs for Use in Relation to Covid-19. Canada has now joined the UK […]

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Lilly’s Covid-19 candidate bamlanivimab gets FDA’s EUA

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued emergency use authorization (EUA) for bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) 700 mg, the investigational neutralizing antibody of Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) for the treatment of mild to moderate Covid-19. Bamlanivimab has been authorized to be used in adults and pediatric patients, aged 12 years and older with a […]

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BNT162b2 Covid-19 vaccine candidate more than 90% effective in phase 3 trial, say Pfizer and BioNTech

Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the BNT162b2 mRNA-based vaccine candidate has been shown to be more than 90% effective in the prevention of Covid-19 in participants of a phase 3 trial who were not previously exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 infection. The data is based on the first interim efficacy analysis from the phase 3 clinical […]

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Gilead Sciences bags Remdesivir FDA approval for Covid-19 treatment

Remdesivir FDA approval : Gilead Sciences, a California-based biopharma company, has bagged approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) for Covid-19 treatment in patients requiring hospitalization. This makes remdesivir the first approved treatment for coronavirus in the US. Remdesivir FDA approved indication : Veklury has been approved […]

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AstraZeneca to advance AZD7442 into phase 3 Covid-19 trials

AstraZeneca said that AZD7442, which is being developed for the prevention and treatment of Covid-19, will move into two phase 3 clinical trials. AZD7442 is a combination of a couple of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) extracted from convalescent patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. It will be assessed in more than 6,000 participants at sites in and outside […]

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