New Delhi: The first batch of anti-COVID drug 2-DG, developed by the DRDO, will be released on Monday by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, officers stated.
The Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) has accredited the oral drug for emergency use as an adjunct remedy in average to extreme coronavirus sufferers, the defence ministry stated earlier this month.
The officers stated the primary batch of the drug will be released by the 2 ministers at an occasion on the headquarters of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) right here.
The ministry, on May 8, stated the scientific trials of the drug, 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG), confirmed that it helps in a sooner restoration of hospitalised sufferers and reduces supplemental oxygen dependence.
The approval of the drug has come at a time when India is grappling with a record-breaking wave of the coronavirus pandemic that has stretched the nation’s healthcare infrastructure to its restrict.
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