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India's top drug regulator Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) allowed Sun Pharmaceutical to conduct phase -II clinical trials for the first phytopharmaceutical or plant-based drug AQCH to treat COVID-19 patients.
• According to the company, the clinical trials will be conducted across 12 centers in India in 210 patients.
• "Phase 1 clinical trials went very well and based on encouraging result we decided we should try it against COVID-19," said Dr. Shekhar Mande, Director General, CSIR
• Human safety study of AQCH has already been completed and the drug has been found safe at the recommended dose for phase-2 study, Sun Pharma said.
• AQCH, which is being developed for dengue, has shown a broad antiviral effect in vitro studies and hence is being tested as a potential treatment option for COVID-19, Sun Pharma said.
Source: https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/diagnostics/first-ever-in-modern-indian-medicine-csir-dg-hails-clinical-trial-nod-to-test-plant-based-drug-for-covid-19-treatment/76234283
• According to the company, the clinical trials will be conducted across 12 centers in India in 210 patients.
• "Phase 1 clinical trials went very well and based on encouraging result we decided we should try it against COVID-19," said Dr. Shekhar Mande, Director General, CSIR
• Human safety study of AQCH has already been completed and the drug has been found safe at the recommended dose for phase-2 study, Sun Pharma said.
• AQCH, which is being developed for dengue, has shown a broad antiviral effect in vitro studies and hence is being tested as a potential treatment option for COVID-19, Sun Pharma said.
Source: https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/diagnostics/first-ever-in-modern-indian-medicine-csir-dg-hails-clinical-trial-nod-to-test-plant-based-drug-for-covid-19-treatment/76234283
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Dr. S●●●●●m S●●●●y P●●●●●l General Medicine
This is indeed welcome news. This here is a drug which,appears to have a certainly good amount of curative action for both dengue and covid 19. Such multipurpose drugs are crucial to tip the scales in our favour.
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