Our analysis yielded 41,608 patients who had COVID-19 resulting in two unique cohorts that were treated with either Ivermectin (1,072) or Remdesivir (40,536). After using propensity score matching and adjusting for potential confounders, Ivermectin was associated with reduced mortality vs Remdesivir. Preprint: Treatment with Ivermectin Is Associated with Decreased Mortality in COVID-19 Patients: Analysis of […]

A team of University of Miami researchers compared fatality rates for COVID-19 patients who took ivermectin and those who took remdesivir and found the ivermectin cohort experienced reduced mortality. “Ivermectin use was associated with decreased mortality in patients with COVID-19 compared to remdesivir,” the authors wrote. Ivermectin vs. Remdesivir Ivermectin has been discouraged as an […]

Background: The antiviral efficacy of remdesivir in COVID-19 hospitalized patients remains controversial. Objectives: To estimate the effect of remdesivir in blocking viral replication. Methods: We analysed nasopharyngeal normalized viral loads from 665 hospitalized patients included in the DisCoVeRy trial (NCT04315948; EudraCT 2020-000936-23), randomized to either standard of care (SoC) or SoC + remdesivir. We used […]

Notification No. 56/2015-2020 Dated February 24th, 2022 The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has amended the export policy of Injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), Amphotericin-B injections, Enoxaparin (Formulation and API) and Intra-Venous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) (Formulation and API). Now, the export policy has been revised to ‘Free’ from existing policy of ‘Restricted’ […]

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade vide its notification dated 24th February 2022 has removed export curbs on Remdesivir Injection and its active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Earlier, the department restricted the export of injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), drug which is used in COVID-19 treatment. However due the decline in covid-19 case, […]

The export policy of Injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), Amphotericin – B injections, Enoxaparin (Formulation and API) and Intra-Venous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) (Formulation and API) falling under HS code as mentioned above or falling under any other HS code has been made ‘Free’ with immediate effect. MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY(Department of Commerce)(DIRECTORATE […]

Remdesivir (RDV) reduces time to clinical improvement in hospitalized COVID -19 patients requiring supplemental oxygen. Dexamethasone improves survival in those requiring oxygen support. Data is lacking on the efficacy of combination therapy in patients on mechanical ventilation. We analyzed for comparative outcomes between Corticosteroid (CS) therapy with combined Corticosteroid and Remdesivir (CS-RDV) therapy. We conducted […]

The Ministry of Health added the antiviral drug Remdesivir to the treatment of Covid-19 for children In this new regimen, the Ministry of Health added the antiviral drug Remdesivir to the treatment of Covid-19 for children. Accordingly, Remdesivir is indicated for the treatment of mild inpatients with premature birth, obesity, diabetes, genetic diseases, metabolic disorders, […]

Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis following treatment with remdesivir in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection, a case report Abstract We hereby, present the first case of Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) following treatment with remdesivir in a patient with COVID-19 without hydroxychloroquine use which serves as a reminder for considering remdesivir as a possible causative agent […]

Two Haitians died and seven have been rescued after the boat they were occupying was shipwrecked in the eastern Dominican Republic, the local Navy reported this Saturday. Both the bodies and the survivors were rescued by fishermen, some 22 nautical miles south of Catalina Island, according to a Navy statement, which did not specify where […]

A subcutaneous combination therapy (REGEN-COV, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals) consisting of 2 neutralizing human sequence neutralizing monoclonal antibodies, i.e. subcutaneous casirivimab and imdevimab, reduced the incidence of symptomatic COVID-19 among newly exposed asymptomatic individuals, according to the authors of a multicenter study. Meagan P. O’Brien, MD, of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, and lead author of the study, reported the […]

A subcutaneous combination treatment (REGEN-COV, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals) comprised of 2 neutralizing, human sequence monoclonal antibodies, i.e., subcutaneous casirivimab and imdevimab, reduced the incidence of symptomatic COVID-19 among recently exposed, asymptomatic individuals, according to the authors of a multicenter study. Meagan P. O’Brien, MD, from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, and first author of the study, reported the results […]

Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than one million patients with severe COVID-19 have been treated with Actemra/RoActemra, as recommended in the global treatment guidelines Read Article The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted prequalification of Actemra/RoActemra (tocilizumab) intravenous (IV) to treat patients with severe COVID-19. Prequalification is a confirmation by WHO that Actemra/RoActemra […]

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Regen-Cov (Casirivimab and Imdevimab Injection): Uses Study Details: Imdevimab: Each 11.1 mL of solution contains 1,332 mg of imdevimab, L-histidine (8.3 mg), L-histidine monohydrochloride monohydrate (12.1 mg), polysorbate 80 (11.1 mg), sucrose (888 mg), and Water for Injection, USP. The pH is 6.0. REGEN-COV (casirivimab and imdevimab solution) injection is a sterile, preservative-free, clear to […]

Remdesivir: From Ebola to COVID-19 Study Details: Over the past months a series of studies, summarized by Eastman et al. , have been launched to investigate the effectiveness of remdesivir, alone or in combination with other drugs, against COVID-19, including the WHO SOLIDARITY trial, a four-arm trial comparing remdesivir, lopinavir/ritonavir, lopinavir/ritonavir with interferon beta-1a, and […]

% of patients requiring mechanical ventilation 42 34 49 Triangular [8, 12, 13, 15] Days of hospitalization for nonventilated patients 15 5 18 Triangular Days of hospitalization for ventilated patients 19 13 32 Triangular Efficacy Base Low High Distribution Source Reduced days of hospitalization with remdesivir (from 15 days to 10 […]

The interventional study conducted by Spinner et al. aimed to evaluate the efficacy of remdesivir for patients hospitalized with moderate coronavirus disease, specifically in comparison to standard care. The primary endpoint – assessing the proportion of hospitalized patients discharged by day 14 of the study – was determined in advance. However, as patients were enrolled […]

J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 Nov;10(11):4236-4241. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_578_21. Epub 2021 Nov 29. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: After the first case of Covid-19 was identified in Wuhan City, China, the numbers increased rapidly all over the world putting a huge burden on the entire healthcare system. Managing these cases posed a great challenge to the treating clinicians […]
