Granules to donate 16 crore Paracetamol tablets to Telangana government

Hyderabad-based company to provide one crore tablets every week, starting today, aggregating to 16 crore tablets worth Rs 8 crores over next four months to fight the Covid-19 pandemic

Hyderabad: Granules, a vertically integrated pharmaceutical company headquartered in Hyderabad, pledged to provide the Government of Telangana Paracetamol-500 mg tablets free of cost to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

The company will provide one crore tablets every week, starting from 12th May 2021, aggregating to 16 crore tablets worth Rs 8 crores over next four months.

Uma Devi Chigurupati, executive director, Granules India, said, “We believe that this contribution will complement the Government of Telangana’s efforts in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic in the State of Telangana.”

“As a company, Granules is always in the forefront of taking up corporate social responsibilities and contributing to society. Paracetamol is one of the most important drugs in the Covid treatment regimen. Being one of the largest producers of Paracetamol, it is our responsibility to make it available to the patients” she added.

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