Roche, Cipla Launch Antibody Cocktail Casirivimab and Imdevimab in India. Check Price, Details
New Delhi: Drug majors Roche India and Cipla launched Roche’s Antibody Cocktail (Casirivimab and Imdevimab) in India today for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in patients who are at high risk. “The first batch of the Antibody Cocktail is now available in India while a second batch will be made available by mid-June. In total they can potentially benefit 2,00,000 patients as each of the 1,00,000 packs that will be available in India offers treatment for two patients,” Cipla and Roche said in a joint statement.
Cipla will distribute the product by leveraging its strong distribution strengths across the country, it added.
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What is the price of Roche’s Antibody Cocktail?
The price for each patient dose will be Rs 59,750 (per dose) inclusive of all taxes. The maximum retail price for the multi-dose pack (each pack can treat two patients) is Rs 1,19,500 inclusive of all taxes.
Where is the drug available?
As per the statement, the drug will be available through leading hospitals and COVID treatment centers.
Who is it for?
The antibody cocktail is to be administered for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age or older, weighing at least 40 kg) who are confirmed to be infected with SARS-COV2 and who are at high risk of developing severe COVID-19 disease and do not require oxygen.
Vohra said it has been shown to help these high-risk patients before their condition worsens, reducing the risk of hospitalisation and fatality by 70 per cent and shortening the duration of symptoms by four days.
Antibody Cocktail gets approval in India:
The Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) had recently provided an emergency use authorisation (EUA) for the Antibody Cocktail (Casirivimab and Imdevimab) in India. It has also received a EUA in the US and several EU countries.
We are optimistic that the availability of Antibody Cocktail (Casirivimab and Imdevimab) in India can help in minimising hospitalisation, ease the burden on healthcare systems and play a key role in treatment of high risk patients before their condition worsens, said V Simpson Emmanuel, Managing Director and CEO, Roche Pharma India.
Umang Vohra, MD and Global CEO Cipla said we look forward to leveraging our solid marketing and distribution strengths in India to provide broader, equitable access to this innovative treatment option in the country.
(With PTI inputs)
Roche, Cipla Launch Antibody Cocktail Casirivimab and Imdevimab in India. Check Price, Details
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