Earlier in September 2020, Dr.Reddy's and Russian Direct Investment Fund entered into a partnership to conduct clinical trials of Sputnik V vaccine and its distribution in India.
The drug was tested on 40 patients during phase 2 trials. But, the govt’s expert panel found the sample size ‘inadequate’ to approve the drug for marketing in India.
Dr Reddy’s had proposed to test Sputnik V in a Phase III clinical trial that generally needs to enroll over 1,000 participants. Govt panel has recommended a smaller trial instead.
RDIF will supply 100 million doses of Sputnik V — the Covid vaccine developed by Russian researchers — in India once it has received all the regulatory clearances.
The non-exclusive licensing agreement covers 127 countries, including India. Remdesivir is currently approved in the US for the emergency Covid treatment.
Drug has shown benefits in reducing recovery time for some patients, and the govt has asked companies if they’re in touch with Gilead Sciences for a licence.
Amid concerns about rising trade deficit between India and China, Dr Reddy’s has won a tender to supply Olanzapine, a drug used to treat mental ailments.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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