Maha: Mega scare as 90 suffer Remdesivir side-effects, brand suspended
Maha: Mega scare as 90 suffer Remdesivir side-effects, brand suspended
Last Updated: Fri, Apr 30th, 2021, 23:01:31hrs
Mumbai: Sparking a mega health scare, at least 90 Covid-19 patients in Maharashtra's Raigad district, who were administered Remdesivir doses of a particular brand, developed severe side-effects following which the state government has imposed a temporary suspension on its use here, FDA Minister Rajendra Shingane said.
"The incident took place on Thursday in around three hospitals in the district. The patients who were administered Remdesivir manufactured by the company Hetero Drugs had complained of side-effects," Shingane told IANS.