FDC launches Favipiravir oral suspension to treat Covid-19 in India

PTI Updated - July 12, 2021 at 03:02 PM.

This prescription-only drug is available at all retail medical outlets and hospital pharmacies

FILE PHOTO: Tablets of Avigan (generic name : Favipiravir), a drug approved as an anti-influenza drug in Japan and developed by drug maker Toyama Chemical Co, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings Co. are displayed during a photo opportunity at Fujifilm's headquarters in Tokyo October 22, 2014. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

Pharma firm FDC Ltd on Monday said it has launched oral suspension of Favipiravir to treat mild to moderate cases of Covid-19 in the country.

This prescription-only Favenza oral suspension is currently available at all retail medical outlets and hospital pharmacies across India, FDC said in a statement.

Convenient loading dosage of the oral suspension helps reduce dosage frequency, it added.

“With positive cases on the rise again, now is the time to provide healthcare warriors in our country with viable options in this continuous battle against this disease. In order to combat Covid-19, we believe in offering best efficacy along with convenience to our patients and as such we have focused our efforts in making the process of Covid-19 treatment hassle-free,” FDC Business Development & Commercial Excellence General Manager Mayank Tikkha said.

Published on July 12, 2021 09:32