Covid Drugs

GST Council meeting on Friday; tax concession to 11 COVID drugs, bringing petrol and diesel under GST on cards

Tax rate on Amphotericin B, Tocilizumab was cut to 'Nil', while Remdesivir and Heparin was reduced to five percent in June 2021.

A blood test can tell which COVID-19 patient should get steroid treatment and who would react adversely to it

The study suggested steroid therapy may benefit patients with severe inflammation, but may negatively impact those with less severe inflammation

COVID-19 Immunity: Lancet study suggests herd immunity may not be possible, antibodies found only in 5% of test population in Spain

Herd immunity of importance as for the pandemic to be over, enough people in a community have to develop immunity against the coronavirus either after getting the disease or through vaccination

Mylan's remdesivir to cost Rs 4,800 per 100 mg vial in India, 80% cheaper than price tag in wealthy nations

Gilead priced remdesivir at $2,340 per patient for rich nations and agreed to send nearly all of its supply of the drug to the United States over the next three months