Bharat Serums and Vaccines Ltd on Monday said it has gotten endorsement from the nation's medication controller to lead clinical preliminaries on existing medication ulinastatin for potential treatment of patients with COVID-19 who are experiencing intense respiratory misery disorder.

The organization will join driving pharma firms Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals and Strides Pharma Science that have just begun clinical preliminaries for potential medications for COVID-19.

Bharat Serums and Vaccines Ltd (BSVL) has gotten endorsement from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to lead stage III clinical examination on ulinastatin for gentle to-direct intense respiratory pain disorder (ARDS) patients with COVID 19, the organization said in an announcement.

Ulinastatin is right now endorsed in India for serious sepsis and intense pancreatitis, it included.

"The clinical preliminaries will be directed in COVID-19 patients who are not kidding and are being hospitalized as a result of ARDS. Recognizing viable antiviral operators and treatments to battle hidden pathology of COVID-19 is the need of great importance," BSVL MD and CEO Sanjiv Navangul told PTI.

The preliminaries would be led in 6-8 medical clinics, he included.

Patients with extreme coronavirus contamination can create lethal lung harm from a cytokine storm because of increment in genius fiery cytokines. Ulinastatin could battle hidden fiery condition in COVID-19 patients encountering gentle to-direct ARDS, BSVL said.

While there is no affirmed treatment against the SARS-CoV2 infection yet and test drugs are as of now being utilized as a strong treatment, it included.

"According to the endorsed clinical preliminary convention, subjects with mellow to-direct ARDS due to COVID-19 will be randomized in the examination in a 1:1 proportion with ulinastatin and standard steady consideration or independent standard strong consideration," BSVL said.

The item is being produced at the organization's Ambernath office at Thane in Maharashtra, it included.