Pharma Industry

Forget Baba’s magic pill. Kaadha to favipiravir, pandemic has given a new meaning to repurposed drugs.

3 years ago


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When policies have to be diluted and clinical trial protocols compromised for drugs to get quick approvals, the patients may have to pay a high price for it. However, in the frenzied pursuit of an anti-coronavirus vaccine or medicine, a handful of companies are not giving into the temptation of falling for instant gratification over safety.

As we continue to ‘science the hell’ out of this pandemic, let us match our scientific prowess with humility and a commitment to the patients we pride ourselves on serving. — Vicki L Sato, chairperson of Denali Therapeutics, and VIR Biotechnology, writes in Biotechnology in the time of Covid-19 — Commentaries from the Front Line. Earlier this week, when Patanjali Ayurved rolled out a medicine kit that the company claimed can cure the novel

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