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Black fungus treatment should start as soon as patient recovers from COVID-19, say doctors

Source: Highlights The doctors said that factors such as use of steroids in treatment of COVID-19 make a patient more vulnerable to black fungus People may need surgical support because the treatment is effective only after the dead or infected tissue is removed Delhi: With rise in the number of mucormycosis cases in the national capital, doctors have urged caution and said availability of drugs should improve.  Several states and UTs have declared mucormycosis, also called black fungus, as an epidemic under the Epidemic Diseases Act (1897). Doctors in the city ANI spoke to said there is shortage of Amphotericin drug used to treat the fungus. 

Long delays in getting nod for anti-fungal medicines

Only around five vials permitted per application due to severe crunch on availability Doctors who applied for approval to get a few anti-fungal medicines used in treatment of Mucormycosis (Black Fungus) alleged that there are long delays in getting the approval from the Health department. Also, patients who need Amphotericin B or Posaconazole have to apply online for clearance from a committee. The delays lasting for two to three days were experienced in several cases. A corporate hospital head said that they are receiving the approvals after long delays, and hope the process of clearing the applications is expedited. Besides, ENT surgeons say that each patient needs 40 or more vials of Liposomal Amphotericin B. However, only around five vials are permitted per application.

Amid spurt in black fungus cases, crucial drug out of stock in Bengaluru

Express News Service BENGALURU: There has been an “exponential” increase in cases of Covid-Associated Mucormycosis (CAM), or black fungus, in Bengaluru over the last 10 days, but the all-importantanti- fungal drug Liposomal Amphotericin or Amphotericin- B has surprisingly gone out of stock! In its absence, some hospitals are either using other alternative drugs, which may not be as effective as Amphotericin-B or are using plain Amphotericin, which is nephro-toxic and has the potential to damage kidneys. Some private hospitals, which have operated upon CAM patients are frantically looking for Amphotericin-B and even calling government and government hospitals for some vials. “Amphotericin- B was easily available in the market till recently. It is not available now,” said Medical Director of Sri Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital, MD Marker.

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