Hetero's biosimilar tocilizumab gains EUA from DCGI as COVID-19 therapy

8 September 2021

Indian drugmaker Hetero has announced that the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has issued for restricted use, Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the generic version of tocilizumab in India.

Hetero’s Tocilizumab 400mg/20ml is the biosimilar version of Roche’s (ROG: SIX) Actemra/RoActemra, and will be available from September end. It will carry the trade name Tocira.

This authorization will enable the medical practitioners to use the generic drug tocilizumab for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized adults who are receiving systemic corticosteroids and require supplemental oxygen, non- invasive or invasive mechanical ventilation, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

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