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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
TopicDrug trial

Topic: Drug trial

Experimental drug promising to bring down bad cholesterol by up to 69% completes early stage trial

Set to enter larger trial across 5 countries, it works by permanently turning off gene that causes high bad cholesterol levels. Commonly used drugs work by inhibiting cholesterol-causing enzyme.

Govt notifies rule for rapid launch of breakthrough drugs in India, bypassing local clinical trials

In an executive order, the DGCI has specified a list of countries under rule 101 of New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019. List includes US, UK & EU, among others.

US drug regulator halts Sun Pharma trials on dermatological drug

Sun Pharma, India's largest drugmaker by revenue, acquired deuruxolitinib when it bought US-based Concert Pharmaceuticals for $576 million earlier this year.

HCQ farce has tragic consequences as precious time studying treatments has been lost

The danger now is that if a severe flare-up in Covid infections were to strike, we would still lack clear evidence of any existing, cheap treatment.

Roche partners with Gilead to conduct two-drug combination trial for Covid treatment

The study will pair Roche’s immune suppressor Actemra along with Gilead’s antiviral remdesivir, the only drug to have shown promise in treating the coronavirus.

2 arthritis drugs show varying benefits, dash hopes of helping broad group of Covid patients

Unlike anti-virals, arthritis drugs won’t attack the virus directly, but instead are thought to have an effect on the immune system’s response to the pathogen.

UK to start human trials of coronavirus vaccine tomorrow

The vaccine trials will be of a drug developed at Oxford University and UK govt will give 20 million pounds to support the research.

‘I knocked on hell’s door’ – the horror story of one coronavirus survivor in Wuhan

Ye's account is a testimonial to the fact that diagnosis has emerged as one of the major stumbling blocks in getting the virus under control in Hubei.

The search to cure Alzheimer’s leads to a crash and raises more questions

There’s no approved product that can slow or stop the ailment, and about 200 drugs have failed.

On Camera

The debate about spheres of influence reorders India’s position

New world reordering tests New Delhi’s strategic autonomy, balancing ties without succumbing to exclusive dominance zones.

Urban co-op banks doubled loan book in 5 yrs, but stuck at under 2% of credit market—Sahakar Trends

UCBs accounted for 1.8% of total industry credit in September 2025—down from 2.2% five yrs ago—showing that they are losing ground to faster PSU banks.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.