Apr 29, 2021, 16:45 IST
Prakasam Super Specialty Hospital, Ongole, has been charged in a case.
Ongole police has filed a complaint against Prakasam Super Specialty Hospital for irregularities.
Ongole: Following a report by the Vigilance and Enforcement authorities, the Ongole Town-I police registered a case against Prakasam Super Specialty Hospital for irregularities in the handling of Remdesivir injections and launched an investigation.
On Wednesday (April 28th), a team led by Regional Vigilance and Enforcement Officer DSP T Ashok Vardhan conducted a surprise inspection at the Prakasam Super Specialty Hospital and discovered only 476 Remdesivir injections, instead of the stock of 533, being used for the care of Covid patients.
Two teams to probe into the alleged black marketing case
The Ongole I Town police launched a probe after the sleuths of the Vigilance and Enforcement wing found evidence of black marketing of Remdesivir vials allotted to a private hospital here on Wednesday.
A team led by Vigilance and Enforcement DSP T. Ashok Vardhan checked the stock at the hospital and found 57 vials missing that was allegedly black marketed by some staff of the hospital. The team found only 476 of the 533 Remdesivir vials allotted to the hospital. The I Town police registered a case under Sections 420, 188 of the IPC, Section-18 (B) r/ w 28 (A), 36 (C) of the Drugs & Cosmetic Act, Section 53 of the Disaster Management Act.