Natco Pharma ‘Natflu’ to be available by the end of Oct

NatcoIn a landmark decision that will check the growth of deadly swine flu in India, drug maker Natco Pharma declared that it will launch its anti-swine flu drug by the end of next month.

The company will come up with its first retail medication named Natflu in the form of capsule to cure swine flu.

Natflu will be available in all licensed pharmacies across the country.

Confirming the development, V C Nannapaneni (Chairman and MD, Natco Pharma) said: “Natco Pharma has launched Natflu capsules (generic version of Tamiflu - Oseltamivir) the first cure for swine flu to be available against medical prescription at chemists across India.”

The company has fixed the price of Rs 450 of each dose.

The Hyderabad-based company is currently supplying only 75 mg Natflu tablets in the market.

However, these are meant basically for the adults.