Corona Virus Drug Favipiravir is a Game changer for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19
Favipiravir, sold under the brand and Fabiflu, Avigan or Abigan, is an
- Generic Name of Favipiravir is Avifavir
Glenmark becomes the first pharmaceutical company in India to received regulatory approval for oral antiviral Favipiravir, for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19
Manufacturing and marketing approval granted as part of the accelerated approval process. considering the emergency of the COVID-19 outbreak in India.
- Glenmark Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Mumbai.
- India that was founded in 1977 by Gracias Saldanha as a generic drug and active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer; he named the company after his two sons.
- The company initially sold its products in India, Russia, and Africa.
COVID19 FAVIPIRAVIR APPROVED
- Trade name of the drug is FabiFul and Proper name is Favipiravir
- Favipiravir is one of the medicines that explored as a potential treatment for Covid-19.
- Favipiravir is the first medication to be approved and commercially available in chemist shops and hospitals.
- Favipiravir Approved by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization(CDSCO) UNDER the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (Govt. of India)
- The cost of the favipiravir Rs 103 per tablet
All COVID 19 CASES ARE WORK FAVIPIRAVIR?
- The company Glenmark said that drug is advised for mild to moderate (means normal symptoms of covid19 then drug are applicable not the Series Pensints) Covid-19 cases.
COVID19 FAVIPIRAVIR APPROVED
- Trade name of the drug is FabiFul and Proper name is Favipiravir
- Favipiravir is one of the medicines that explored as a potential treatment for Covid-19.
- Favipiravir is the first medication to be approved and commercially available in chemist shops and hospitals.
- Favipiravir Approved by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization(CDSCO) UNDER the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (Govt. of India)
- The cost of the favipiravir Rs 103 per tablet and available as a 200 mg tablet
- It is necessary to take this medicine continuously for 14 days
- On day one, 1,800 mg dose of the tablet is recommended twice a day and
- From day two to fourteen, 800 mg dose of a tablet is recommended twice a day
- As per standard requirement of restricting emergency use, written consent will be taken from patients
All COVID 19 CASES ARE WORK FAVIPIRAVIR?
- The company Glenmark said that drug is advised for mild to moderate (means normal symptoms of covid19 then drug are applicable not the Series Pensints) Covid-19 cases.
- According to Glenmark, FabiFlu can be used in COVID-19 patients who have comorbid conditions such as diabetes and heart disease with mild to moderate symptoms of the disease
- It offers a rapid reduction in viral load within four days and provides faster symptoms improvements
SHOULD SOMEONE TAKE FEBIFLUE THEMSELVES?
- No, it is recommended that no one should take FebiFlu by themselves
- Even doctors cannot give this medicine without the patient’s permission.
- It is advisable not to give this medicine to people who have kidney disease, liver damage
- It is also advised not to take this medicine for pregnant and lactating women
- The drug is also contraindicated in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to Favipiravir and those with a history of having Gout or uric acid imbalances
HOW FAVIPIRAVIR STOP SARS COVID-19?
- As proven in vitro activity against CoV2 virus which is responsible for COVID-19
- It also short-circuiting the reproduction mechanisms of RNA viruses such as influenza
- It also leads to the blocking of viral replication and thus reduces the viral load and severity of the disease
IS IT FULLY TESTED?
- The answer is certainly not definitive yet. Before launching any medicine in the market, before testing people, they have trials.
- Below are the stages of the development cycle of a vaccine:
- Exploratory Stage
- Pre-clinical stage
- Clinic development stage
- Regulatory review and approval stage
- Manufacturing stage
- Quality control stage
- Below are the stages of the development cycle of a vaccine:
- In the clinic stage further, have 3 stage and FabiFlu medicine is on the third stage of the clinical development stage.
- On the basis of the third stage result, drug control authority has approved this medicine
- Glenmark has also been told that they will have to do a post-marketing trial, which means that the research on the drug will have to be continued even after the drug comes on the market, what is the effect on the people taking this drug
- It is still an ongoing process because the whole process is still incomplete
WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECT?
- es, it also has side effects
- Therefore this medicine is very regulated in Japan.
- The government strictly regulates it because it threatens teratogenicity.
- Teratogen means the thing that can reach the child in the garb through the mother. Therefore, this medicine should not be given to pregnant women at all.
IS THIS MEDICINE IS GAME CHANGER?
- Yes, we can call this medicine a game-changer because it has some advantages in comparison to other medicines
- Another medicine is in the form of injections which is not possible to take with its own but favipiravir is an oral tablet that is easy to take.
- Anyone can eat this medicine easily without any problem.
- Can take at home but with doctor’s prescriptions
- And the best is it is manufactured in India
External Links and References
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