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FDA Authorizes BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card Home Test americanpharmaceuticalreview
December 18, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new emergency use authorization (EUA) for the BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card Home Test which is authorized for use by patients at home with a prescription.
India may need $1.8 bn for first phase of COVID-19 vaccinations: GAVI expresspharma
December 18, 2020
India will have to spend $1.4 billion to $1.8 billion in the first phase of a coronavirus vaccination programme, even after getting support under the COVAX global vaccine-sharing scheme, according to estimates by the GAVI vaccines alliance.
Future Uncertainty Hangs Heavy in Cigna COVID-19 Study prnasia
December 17, 2020
Cigna's International Markets business today published the fourth edition of its COVID-19 Global Impact Study, which reveals that people are increasingly worried about the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Abbott receives CE mark for COVID-19 IgG quantitative antibody blood test europeanpharmaceuticalreview
December 17, 2020
The new quantitative SARS-CoV-2 IgG lab-based serology test developed by Abbott has been given the CE mark.
FDA Authorizes Antigen Test as First OTC At-Home COVID-19 Diagnostic Test americanpharmaceuticalreview
December 17, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first over-the-counter (OTC) fully at-home diagnostic test for COVID-19.
Be prepared to handle adverse events that may crop up post-vaccination: Health Secretary expresspharma
December 17, 2020
DCGI’s requirement for more data to grant EUA will not negatively impact the timeline for vaccine roll-out, inform government officials.
Green light for UK trial of nasal coronavirus vaccine pharmatimes
December 16, 2020
Open Orphan and Codagenix have received approval from the UK’s independent Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to conduct a Phase I study of its COVID-19 vaccine.
binx health receives EUA Authorizing at-Home COVID-19 Sample Collection by Universities, Employers americanpharmaceuticalreview
December 16, 2020
binx health has received an amendment to its COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), this time for centralized specimen collection kit distribution and retrieval by large partners.
RedHill's COVID-19 Candidate Reduces ARDS-Related Blood Clotting in Preclinical Study americanpharmaceuticalreview
December 16, 2020
RedHill Biopharma announced promising preliminary results from a preclinical study within which opaganib, a novel, orally administered sphingosine kinase 2 (SK2) selective inhibitor, (administered at 250mg/kg,) demonstrating a reduction of thrombosis ...
Eureka Therapeutics’ nasal spray protects against Covid-19 in studies pharmaceutical-technology
December 16, 2020
Eureka Therapeutics has announced that preclinical results of its InvisiMask Human Antibody Nasal Spray in mice showed it offers up to ten hours protection against SARS-CoV-2 S pseudotyped virus infection.