Coronavirus has become a global infection. The whole world is suffering from viruses. Different vaccines and medicines are being discovered in the world for its diagnosis, in which India has achieved a big achievement. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has introduced the antiviral drug favipirvir under the brand name Fabiflu for the treatment of patients suffering from Kovid-19, both mild and moderate. The company gave this information on Saturday. The Mumbai-based company said on Friday that it had received permission from the Controller General of India (DGCI) to manufacture and market the drug. The company said that Fabiflu is the first food favipirvir drug for the treatment of Kovid-19, which has been approved. This drug will be available in the market at the rate of about Rs 103 per tablet.
In its statement, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals said that the drug will be available as a 200 mg tablet at a maximum retail price (MRP) of Rs 3,500 for a strip of 34 tablets. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals chairman and managing director Glenn Saldanha said, "This approval has come at a time when corona virus cases in India are increasing more rapidly than before." Due to this our healthcare system is under great pressure. He hoped that the availability of effective treatment like Fibiflu would help reduce this pressure to a great extent.
For your information, let us tell you that Fibiflu is the first oral favipirvir approved drug in India for the treatment of covid-19. It has been recommended for 1,800 mg twice in the first day and 800 mg twice daily for 14 days thereafter. The tablet is being produced by the company in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh. Glenmark said the drug would be available through both hospitals and retail channels. Glenmark said the company has successfully developed active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and formulations for Fabiflu through its in-house research and development team.
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