Price of DRDO s 2DG anti-COVID-19 drug fixed at Rs 990, government hospitals to get discount
INMAS-DRDO scientists in April 2020, conducted lab experiments with the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad. (Image Source: ANI)
Updated: May 28, 2021, 03:23 PM IST
The 2DG anti-COVID-19 drug by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been priced at Rs 990 per sachet by Dr Reddy s lab. As per ANI, the Central and state government hospitals would be provided with the medicine at a discounted price.
2DG (2 Deoxy-D-glucose) anti-COVID-19 drug has been developed by the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a lab of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Hyderabad-based pharma company Dr Reddy s Laboratories (DRL).
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A health worker vaccinates a woman at KC General government hospital in Bengaluru on Saturday | ASHISHKRISHNA HP By Express News Service
BENGALURU: The State Government has changed its vaccination policy again. Two days after announcing that it would restart the vaccination process for the 18-44 age group, National Health Mission (NHM) Director Dr Arundhathi Chandrashekhar issued a clarification on Saturday that vaccines are currently not available and even identified frontline workers, vulnerable groups and priority members will be informed of the date and time of vaccination by nodal officers.