scorecardresearch
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
TopicTocilizumab

Topic: Tocilizumab

GST Council cuts tax on Covid-19 medicines, testing kits and medical equipment

While GST on Tocilizumab and Amphotericin B is slashed to nil from 5 per cent, the rate on Remdesivir and Heparin is lowered from 12 per cent to 5 per cent.

Delhi govt sets up expert committee to monitor use of Tocilizumab

All Covid hospitals requiring Tocilizumab injection will have to apply to the committee which will meet twice a day to scrutinize these applications.

Will Roche’s antibody cocktail reduce demand for Covid drug tocilizumab — Delhi HC asks govt

Drug firm Roche India, which supplies tocilizumab in India, had told the court it can only endeavour to supply the Covid drug but can't assure to meet the market demand.

Hetero Labs in Hyderabad seeks nod to make tocilizumab, key drug for Covid treatment in India

There is no clarity yet on the possible arrangement between Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche, the original manufacturer of tocilizumab, and Hetero.

Tocilizumab is nowhere to be found, and no one seems to know of next availability

States like Delhi, Maharashtra, Chandigarh, Kerala and Chhattisgarh have complained of acute shortage of tocilizumab. The drug is used to treat Covid and rheumatoid arthritis.

On Camera

At launch of NITI Aayog report, Sitharaman calls for regulation to run at par with AI adoption

FM adds that AI-assisted technologies should be adopted in all districts to bring development & highlights importance of collaborative ecosystems in tech innovation.

India looks to ink deal for 114 Rafale as early as next year, some to come in fly-away condition

The Standard F4 plus version will come equipped with longer-range air-to-air missiles (two) and air-to-ground munitions than currently in service with India, ThePrint has learnt.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.