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DCGI approves DRDO’s anti-COVID oral drug ‘2-DG’ for emergency use

New Delhi: The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the emergency use of DRDO’s anti-COVID-19 therapeutic oral drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) as adjunct therapy in moderate to severe COVID-19 patients. On…

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Published May 9, 2021 · 2 min read
dcgi approves drdo’s anti-covi

New Delhi: The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the emergency use of DRDO’s anti-COVID-19 therapeutic oral drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) as adjunct therapy in moderate to severe COVID-19 patients.

On May 1, the DCGI granted permission for ‘Emergency Use’ of this drug. Being a generic molecule and analogue of glucose, it can be easily produced and made available in plenty in the country.

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