While Dr Reddy’s partners with Fujifilm Toyama for favipiravir for the Indian market, Pfizer and Gilead join together to increase the manufacturing and supply of investigational antiviral treatment remdesivir. Mylan donates a million dollars to Sesame Workshop to provide socio-emotional support to children and families to cope with the uncertainties caused by COVID-19, while Glenmark introduces a higher strength of Fabiflu for the Indian market.
Dr Reddy’s has launched Avigan (favipiravir) 200mg tablets in India for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate COVID-19.
M V Ramana, CEO of branded markets (India and emerging markets) at Dr Reddy’s, commented that “we believe that Avigan...