Hetero’s Tocira (biosimilar, tocilizumab) Receives the DCGI’s EUA for the Treatment of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Adults

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  • DCGI has granted a EUA for tocilizumab in India for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized adults who receives systemic corticosteroids and require supplemental oxygen, non-invasive or invasive mechanical ventilation, or ECMO
  • Hetero’s Tocira will be marketed by Hetero Healthcare in India & manufactured by Hetero Biologics
  • Tocilizumab (400mg/20ml) is the biosimilar referencing Roche’s Actemra/RoActemra and is expected to be available at the end of Sept’21

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