Govt gives approvals for two drugs to fight Covid

May 08, 2020 14:16

CSIR Director General Shekhar Mande

Drug Controller General of India has given approval for clinical trials of Favipiravir which is used in influenza in Japan, China etc and can be potentially used against Covid-19. Approval has also been given for a phytopharmaceutical, which is an extract of a plant, says CSIR Director General Shekhar Mande.

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