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Prayargaj: The sale of Covid-19 medicines has fallen by 80% in the Sangam city in the past once week with the big decline in new cases and high recovery rate.
Traders in wholesale and retail medicine markets claimed a drastic fall in sale of Covid medicines like Remdesivir, Fabiflu, Ivermectin, Azithromycin, Doxycycline and others.
Prayag Chemist & Druggist Association (Retail) organising secretary Nikhil Malang told TOI, “The sale of Covid medicines has dropped by 70 to 80%. Medicine traders in wholesale and retail business who had placed orders when demand exceeded supply are now not getting as many customers.”
Sale of medicines grew exponentially between April 3 and April 26 when Covid cases were rising and hit peak, but started declining gradually after April 28 as infection spread was controlled.
Prayagraj: The surge in Covid-19 cases across the country and in the district has led to an acute shortage of antiviral drugs remdesivir injection and.
PRAYAGRAJ: The Remdesivir injection and Favipiravir tablets seem to have vanished from the city-based medicine market with buyers kept on taking round.