drugs for covid-19

2-DG manufactured by Dr. Reddy's has a purity of 99.5% and is being sold commercially under the brand name 2DG, the Hyderabad-based pharma major said. ‘2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) for treatment of Covid-19 can be administered only upon…

The first peptide-based drug would be given pre-exposure to the virus and help boost the efficacy of vaccines, while the second drug would stop the spread of the virus in already infected cells. ‘Among the 2 drugs developed by the…