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India Approves Biocon’s Psoriasis Drug as COVID-19 Treatment
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India’s drug regulatory authority has approved Biocon’s psoriasis treatment Alzumab (itolizumab) for treatment of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) in moderate-to-severe COVID-19 patients.
CRS is an acute inflammatory syndrome characterized by fever and multiple organ dysfunction. Itolizumab is a monoclonal antibody that is being investigated for treatment of various immune-mediated disorders.
The emergency use approval was based on the results of a clinical trial in Mumbai and New Delhi which showed the treatment reduced the mortality rate.
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