Shots:

• The CDSCO has granted a EUA for Roche’s casirivimab and imdevimab to treat COVID-19 in India. The approval of the Ab cocktail was based on the data that has been filed for the EUA in the US and the CHMP’s opinion in the EU
• Roche will import the globally manufactured product batches to India and is collaborated with Cipla for pan-India distribution. At a global level- Roche and Regeneron are collaborating to jointly address the increasing demand
• Earlier- Roche has reported the global P-III trial of Abs vs PBO in 4-567 high-risk non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients and showed a 70% reduction in the risk of hospitalization or death and also shortened the duration of symptoms @4days

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