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Does expert knowledge on COVID-19 need to be more accessible across the globe? This article explores this issue and addresses how greater accessibility could help fight the pandemic in emerging countries.
Coronavirus or COVID-19 is currently the leading cause of mortality worldwide. With a patient database of 4,150,343 active cases (as of 28 June 2020), it is the most hit word on the internet today. Besides this catastrophe, the world has been facing a severe shortage of healthcare facilities, which has…
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) approved remdesivir lyophilised powder for emergency use in patients hospitalised with severe COVID-19.
Dr Saurabh Kumar Banerjee explains how Raman spectroscopy can be utilised to analyse medicine quality and detect counterfeit drugs over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Developed by Janssen, the two-dose regimen has already been given to 60,000 patients and now has the positive opinion of the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP).
The vaccine alliance said the Covax AMC programme is the first in a series of financing programmes to ensure low- and middle-income countries will have access to COVID-19 vaccines.
The WHO has paused the hydroxychloroquine arm of a global trial while it investigates safety concerns highlighted by published studies.
Dr Saurabh Kumar Banerjee outlines the impact of COVID-19 on immunisation programmes in India and how organisations can hope to mitigate the consequences of missed vaccine doses.
According to a new agreement between Mylan and Gilead, the former has the rights to manufacture and distribute remdesivir in 127 countries, a drug being tested to combat COVID-19.
NICE in the UK has announced it will partner with international collaborations to share its work on COVID-19 and develop guidelines for healthcare professionals.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched its Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator, a collaboration to progress the development of coronavirus vaccines and therapeutics.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO has asked the pharmaceutical supply chain to swiftly distribute nets and antimalarial medicines in sub-Saharan Africa.
The UK MHRA granted expedited acceptance for the Phase II trial of MRx-4DP0004, a live biotherapy product and targeted immunomodulatory therapy.
Dr Abhishek Dadhich rounds up how the Indian pharmaceutical market has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and the steps the country’s government could take to overcome these setbacks.
