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Business News/ News / India/  Glenmark gets DCGI nod for favipiravir for treatment of mild-to-moderate Covid-19
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Glenmark gets DCGI nod for favipiravir for treatment of mild-to-moderate Covid-19

The Mumbai-based drugmaker said the approval was part of India's accelerated approval process and the drug would be for 'restricted emergency use' in the country

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has initiated phase three of clinical trials in India on antiviral tablet Favipiravir, becoming the first company in the country to do so, in Mumbai (ANI)Premium
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has initiated phase three of clinical trials in India on antiviral tablet Favipiravir, becoming the first company in the country to do so, in Mumbai (ANI)

BENGALURU: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd said on Friday it had received an approval from India's drugs regulator to make and sell oral antiviral drug favipiravir for treating mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients in the country.

The Mumbai-based drugmaker said the approval was part of India's accelerated approval process and the drug would be for "restricted emergency use" in the country.

Favipiravir is made under the brand name Avigan by Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp and was approved for use as an anti-flu drug there in 2014.


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Published: 19 Jun 2020, 08:14 PM IST
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