COVID-19 drug Remdesivir's price must not cross Rs 1400: Tope
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Last Updated: Apr 09, 2021, 08:55 AM IST
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Tope said with a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases, the state may need 1.5 lakh Remdesivir injections daily which would require ramping up of production.
AFP
The Maharashtra government on Thursday decided to cap the price of Remdesivir between Rs 1,100 and Rs 1,400 per vial with Health Minister Rajesh Tope calling for slashing the
MRP of the key COVID-19 drug. He made it clear that the price of a Remdesivir injection should not cross Rs 1,400.
Tope said with a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases, the state may need 1.5 lakh Remdesivir injections daily which would require ramping up of production.