Enough medicine stocks available, avoid panic buying: AICDA

"In all 8.50 lakh chemist shops in the country, all kinds of medicines
are available. People should not indulge in panic buying or hoard
medicines out of fear. Purchase should be made on doctor's
prescription," said All India Chemists and Druggists Association
president Jagannath Shinde.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/pharmaceuticals/enough-medicine-stocks-available-avoid-panic-buying-aicda/articleshow/75516629.cms

COVID-19 Research Project Post-Doctoral Position – Sponsorship Available at Shiv Nadar University

COVID-19 Research Project Post-Doctoral Position at SNU COVID-19
Research Project Post-Doctoral Position at SNU. Shiv Nadar University
Job Opening. Sponsorship Available for the Post-Doctoral Position in
COVID-19 Research Project. Interested and eligible applicants can
check out all of the details on the same below: This Job Expires In :
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Largest Arctic Ozone Hole Ever Recorded Has Healed!

The Largest Arctic Ozone Hole Closed Now A record-breaking ozone hole
has healed just as suddenly as it first formed. This ozone hole that
first opened up earlier last month was the largest ozone hole to ever
open up over the Arctic, and it has now closed. The closure was
announced last week by the […]

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Emergency FDA Approval For Gilead’s COVID-19 Drug : Remdesivir

FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Remdesivir The use of Gilead's
Remdesivir broadens in more hospitals around the United States as on
Friday, the FDA granted emergency use authorization for Gilead Science
Inc's (GILD.O) antiviral drug remdesivir for Covid-19. Daniel O'Day,
Gilead Chief Executive said that to help the Covid-19 patients, the
company was donating 1.5 […]

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Looking at 'repurposing' drugs: Biocon

We are working to repurpose our novel monoclonal antibody Itolizumab
(used in psoriasis) to treat complications caused by Covid-19
infection. If we can successfully establish the potential role for our
molecule in treating Covid-19 complications, it will enable us to
address a critical unmet need, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/pharmaceuticals/looking-at-repurposing-drugs-biocon/articleshow/75501179.cms

ICRA upgrades drug companies as China reopens

When Icra revised the rating earlier this year, the fear was that a
shutdown in China prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic would block key
active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) from coming into the country.
APIs are the basic ingredients for drugs.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/pharmaceuticals/icra-upgrades-drug-companies-as-china-reopens/articleshow/75497695.cms

Vaccine leader signs deal for 1 billion Covid-19 doses a year

Moderna's experimental shot induces the body's own cells to make
virus-like proteins that stimulate an immune response and prepare for
an actual infection. It was one of the first proposed coronavirus
vaccines to enter human trials. The company said it plans to begin the
next phase of studies this quarter.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/pharmaceuticals/vaccine-leader-signs-deal-for-1-billion-covid-19-doses-a-year/articleshow/75497484.cms