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• Glenmark has received manufacturing and marketing approval for its antiviral drug FabiFlu (favipiravir) to treat COVID-19 in India. The drug will be available as a prescribed therapy for INR 103/tablet with recommended dose being 1800mg (bid) on day 1- followed by 800mg (bid) up to day 14
• Favipiravir demonstrated clinical improvements of up to 88% in SARS-CoV-2 virus infection- with rapid reduction in viral load by 4 days across the age groups 20 to >90yrs.- including in patients with co-morbid conditions like diabetes and heart disease suffering from mild to moderate COVID-19
• The drug receives MHLW’s approval in 2014 to treat novel or re-emerging influenza virus infections. Additionally- the company has initiated clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of two antivirals Favipiravir and Umifenovir as a combination therapy in moderate hospitalized adult COVID-19 patients in India

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