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The ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused an imminent urge for both antiviral therapeutical drugs and vaccines. While the development of vaccines was accomplished in a remarkably short timeframe, the identification of direct antiviral treatments has progressed comparatively slowly. In the light of the further risk of pandemics in the future, however, there remains need for direct antiviral drugs and treatments. Moreover, emerging immune-evasive, I.e. camouflaged from the immune system, SARS-CoV-2 variants are of concern.

Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc. (Sentynl), a U.S. based biopharmaceutical company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. (formerly known as Cadila Healthcare Ltd.), focused on bringing innovative therapies to patients living with rare diseases and BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBIO) (BridgeBio), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on genetic diseases and cancers, today announced the execution of an asset purchase agreement (the Agreement) for the sale of BridgeBio’s NULIBRY (Fosdenopterin) for Injection.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited announced that its joint venture Aleor Dermaceuticals Limited (Aleor) has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Nystatin and Triamcinolone Acetonide Ointment USP, 100,000 units/gram. The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD) Nystatin and Triamcinolone Acetonide Ointment USP, 100,000 U/g/0.1%, of Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A. Inc. Nystatin and Triamcinolone

By employing artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics to formulate therapeutic proteins, a team led by Rutgers researchers has successfully stabilized an enzyme able to degrade scar tissue resulting from spinal cord injuries and promote tissue regeneration.

Researchers from Columbia Engineering, Fiocruz’s Center for Technological Development in Health and the Oswaldo Cruz Institute in Brazil, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Rockefeller University recently reported that, by combining inhibitors of polymerases and exonucleases enzymes that allow SARS-CoV-2 to reproduce--they were able to reduce SARS-CoV-2 replication 10 times more than when using just the polymerase inhibitors.

Recent large population cohort analysis demonstrated that a subset of individuals at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular diseases can be predicted years before disease incidence. The study is published in Plos Biology.

Biotechnology company Zymergen is pleased to announce early results from its work on infectious disease, discovering hundreds of potential novel hits against malaria, tuberculosis, and COVID-19 targets. Hits for PfAPP, a critical target in the treatment of malaria, are now being advanced for validation, with hits for an emerging COVID-19 target, PLpro, expected to follow.

Zydus Lifesciences Ltd a discovery-driven, global lifesciences company announced that it has received approval for its New Drug Application (NDA) from the Drug Controller General of India for OxemiaTM (Desidustat), a first-of-its-kind oral treatment in India for anemia associated with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).

On 4th March 1948 Pharmacy Act was enacted in the Independent India to safeguard public health. This public welfare enactment had three main purposes:-
(i) Only duly qualified persons in the field of Pharmacy shall enter the profession of pharmacy to ensure precise and accurate dispensing of modern allopathic medicines for ensuring safe and effective therapy;