COVID-19 surge: Govt increases import of Tocilizumab injection amid high demand in country
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New Delhi: As many as 30,000 vials of Tocilizumab, a drug often prescribed by doctors to treat COVID-19 patients, were imported to India within 11 days by the Central government to cater to the increasing demand across the country due to rising cases.
Sources of the Union Chemical and Fertilisers Ministry told ANI that 30,000 vials were imported from April 30 to May 11.
Tocilizumab injection is manufactured by the Roche Company of Switzerland and imported and marketed by Cipla Ltd in India.
They also informed that Tocilizumab injection is primarily used for Rheumatoid Arthritis patients and the monthly import of this injection used to be around 1,700 vials and India is entirely dependent on imports for this drug.
COVID-19: Govt increases import of Tocilizumab injection amid high demand in country ANI | Updated: May 14, 2021 11:18 IST
By Amit Kumar
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): As many as 30,000 vials of Tocilizumab, a drug often prescribed by doctors to treat COVID-19 patients, were imported to India within 11 days by the Central government to cater to the increasing demand across the country due to rising cases.
Sources of the Union Chemical and Fertilisers Ministry told ANI that 30,000 vials were imported from April 30 to May 11.
Tocilizumabinjection is manufactured by the Roche Company of Switzerland and imported and marketed by Cipla Ltd in India.
They also informed that Tocilizumabinjection is primarily used for Rheumatoid Arthritis patients and the monthly import of this injection used to be around 1,700 vials and India is entirely dependent on imports for this drug.
Govt to import 4.5 lakh vials of antiviral drug Remdesivir amid spike in COVID-19 cases
NEW DELHI, Apr 30: The Government has placed orders for import of 4.5 lakh vials of antiviral drug Remdesivir with the first consignment of 75,000 vials expected to reach Indian shores on Friday, Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry said in a statement.
The Government has started importing the vital drug from other countries to ease its shortage in the country, it said.
The first consignment of 75,000 vials will reach India on Friday, it added.
Demand for Remdesivir has gone up manifold in the country with a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Read more about Govt to import 450,000 vials of Remdesivir amid spike in Covid cases on Business Standard. The first consignment of 75,000 vials expected to reach Indian shores on Friday