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Updated: Apr 21, 2021, 04:58 PM IST
India is reporting more than 250,000 new COVID-19 cases a day in its worst phase of the pandemic. The second wave has put the country s healthcare infrastructure on the brink of collapse. Hospitals are running out of beds and supplies of oxygen and medication are running short.
Cities like Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, etc have witnessed a major spike in the Covid-19 cases and deaths in recent days. With reports of extreme shortages of ventilator beds, medical oxygen, Remdesivir, plasma, Tocilizumab and other important medicines required for emergency treatment, the country is experiencing utter chaos. Remdesivir injections are being sold on the black market.
Covid-19: Seven Pharma Firms Reduce Price Of Remdesivir After Govt Intervention
The decision to reduce the price of the injection came days after the Centre held a meeting with all-existing manufacturers of Remdesivir. AP Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-18T07:34:34+05:30 Covid-19: Seven Pharma Firms Reduce Price Of Remdesivir After Govt Intervention outlookindia.com 2021-04-18T07:50:07+05:30
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In view of the shortage of Remdesivir, an antiviral considered important in the treatment of Covid-19, the manufacturers of the drug have slashed the price after the Indian government s request.
The reduction in the prices by Remdesivir producing companies is about 39% as demand for the drug shot up.
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Major manufacturers of Remdisivir have reduced the price considerably. (Photo for representation only)
The demand for Remdesivir, an injectable medicine, has soared manifold amid skyrocketing coronavirus cases in the country. Amid reports of several states pressing the alarm button over the acute shortage of the key antiviral drug, manufacturers have now decided to reduce the price.Â
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda on Friday said that major manufacturers of Remdisivir have reduced the price considerably. On Govtâs intervention, major manufacturers of Remdesivir have voluntarily reduced its MRP ranging from Rs 5400 to less than Rs 3500 by 15.04.2021. This will support PM @narendramodi s efforts to fight #COVID19, Gowda said in his tweet.
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The anti-viral drug Remdesivir is considered a key drug in the fight against COVID-19, especially in adult patients with severe complications.
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Updated: Apr 16, 2021, 09:45 PM IST
Amid the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, several states have witnessed shortage of the anti-viral drug Remdesivir.
The anti-viral drug Remdesivir is considered a key drug in the fight against COVID-19, especially in adult patients with severe complications.
Remdesivir helps shorten recovery time for patients hospitalised with coronavirus disease and is being used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of COVID-19 symptoms.