Drug developed using DRDO technology gets DCGI approval

Drug developed using DRDO technology gets DCGI approval

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: March 18 2023

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  • A critical drug, 'prussian blue' insoluble formulations developed on a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) technology recently received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).
  • It is one of the critical medicines listed by the World Health Organisation for radiological and nuclear emergencies. 
  • It was developed under the Technology Development Fund (TDF).
  • The drug has been developed based on the technology of the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Delhi, a laboratory of the DRDO.
  • The formulations are used for the decontamination of Cesium and Thallium.
  • The drug will be available under the trade name of Pru-DecorpTM and PruDecorp-MG.
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