Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based Hetero Group said that the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the generic version of Tocilizumab in India for the treatment of Covid-19 in hospitalised adults. It is aimed to treat individuals who are receiving systemic corticosteroids and require supplemental oxygen, non- invasive or invasive mechanical […]
Hyderabad: Two Africans who allegedly cheated a man from the city of Rs.1.80 lakh after taking money from him promising Tocilizumab injections, were arrested by the Hyderabad Cybercrime police on Thursday. The arrested persons were Jaff Declan (35), a native of Cameroon and Mathias Shah (33), a Tanzanian. The two, with the help of two […]
Tax on medical grade oxygen, oxygen concentrators, ventilators, BiPAP machines and high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) devices has been cut to 5 per cent from 12 per cent.
Critically ill patients from States such as Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have found Hyderabad, rich in medical infrastructure, a safe alternative to access quality healthcare services
Hyderabad: The twin containment strategies of holding Covid outpatients in all government hospitals and door-to-door fever surveys have helped in reducing hospital admissions, health officials on Thursday said. “Due to fever surveys and Covid OPs, we are identifying individuals with symptoms quickly and treating them by distributing the Covid kits and following up their health […]
Hyderabad: Responding to a request from Telugu director Meher Ramesh seeking help for a Covid positive patient with medicines, actor-philanthropist Sonu Sood had Tocilizumab 400 mg delivered to the patient in Hyderabad within 24 hours. P Venkata Ramana from the city who is affected with the coronavirus has been seeking help with Tocilizumab 400 mg. […]
Hyderabad: The State government on Friday constituted a committee of experts to oversee the allocation of Tocilizumab drug to Covid positive patients undergoing treatment at government and private hospitals across Telangana. The three-member committee includes Director of Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Dr.K Manohar, Director of Medical Education (DME), Dr.Ramesh Reddy and Director of […]
People were posting pictures of relatives, friends and common people in dire need of ventilator beds, oxygen cylinders, plasma and life-saving injections meant for emergency use authorisation (EUA).