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AstraZeneca, Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute Start Farxiga Trial for COVID-19
americanpharmaceuticalreview
April 24, 2020
AstraZeneca and Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute have initiated a randomized, global Phase III trial.
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UK COVID-19 vaccine candidate to be manufactured at seven outsourced sites
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
April 24, 2020
Following the initiation of a clinical trial, a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by UK researchers is being manufactured in several outsourced facilities.
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Germany to begin first clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
April 24, 2020
A Phase I/II clinical trial for BioNTech’s BNT162 vaccine programme to prevent COVID-19 infection has been granted approval in Germany.
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EMA warns about side effects of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 treatment
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
April 24, 2020
The COVID-19 European Medicines Agency (EMA) pandemic Task Force (COVID-ETF) warned that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are yet to be proved effective at treating COVID-19 and that their side effects could be fatal.
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Research focus should remain on high quality studies during COVID-19 pandemic, say scientists
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
April 24, 2020
Scientists have argued in a commentary piece that global crises are no excuse for lowering scientific standards in research.
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Griffith University and IIL team up to develop Covid-19 vaccine
pharmaceutical-technology
April 24, 2020
Griffith University in Australia has partnered with vaccines manufacturing company Indian Immunologicals (IIL) to develop a Covid-19 vaccine.
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Theravance Initiates Study in ALI caused by COVID-19
contractpharma
April 24, 2020
TD-0903 has potential to inhibit cytokine storm associated with ALI and prevent progression to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
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Government clarifies MHA order, no penalty for management of industrial establishments
expresspharma
April 24, 2020
The letter requests all State/UT Governments to apprise industrial establishments and field offices about the guidelines of lockdown measures, but cautions that they shouldn’t be used to harass the management of any manufacturing/commercial establishment.
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StayHappi Pharmacy to launch an online platform for generic medicines
expresspharma
April 24, 2020
The Stayhappi Online Pharmacy will first launch in Delhi, Gurugram, and Haridwar and as the lockdown unfolds, gradually across India.
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Gilead disputes report that its drug flopped in leaked coronavirus trial
expresspharma
April 24, 2020
In the Chinese trial remdesivir, given by intravenous infusion, failed to improve patients’ condition or reduce the pathogen’s presence in the bloodstream, according to draft documents published accidentally by the World Health Organization (WHO).