Remdesivir production ramped up over 10 times, central allocation to states, UTs stopped: Govt

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New Delhi: Union Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya mentioned on Saturday (May 29) that the Centre has stopped allocation of Remdesivir to states as the availability of the vital antiviral remedy has surpassed the demand.

The Minister took to Twitter to make the announcement and wrote, “Now the nation has sufficient #Remdesivir as the availability is way more than the demand. So we have now determined to DISCONTINUE the Central Allocation of Remdesivir to States.”

 

The Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers famous that the availability of the drug, which is getting used to deal with COVID-19, has been ramped up over ten occasions from simply 33,000 vials a day on April 11, 2021 to 3,50,000 vials per day at the moment.

The authorities has additionally elevated the variety of crops producing Remdesivir from simply 20 to 60 crops inside a month, he added.

Besides, the Centre has determined to procure 50 lakh vials of Remdesivir to preserve it as a strategic inventory for emergency requirement, Mandaviya mentioned.

“But I have also directed @nppa_india & @CDSCO_INDIA_INF to continuously monitor the availability of Remdesivir in the country,” he famous.

In order to enhance provide, the federal government has already waived customs responsibility on Remdesivir, its uncooked supplies and different parts utilized in making the antiviral drug so as to assist increase home availability and cut back the price of the injection.

On April 11, in view of elevated demand for Remdesivir, the Centre banned the export of the injection and its lively pharmaceutical elements (APIs) until the scenario improves.

Various drug corporations have additionally minimize the costs of Remdesivir injection following intervention of the federal government.

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