Remdesivir allocation improves for Telangana

Hyderabad: The Centre on Friday has increased the share of Remdesivir to Telangana by allocating 1,45,000 injections up to May 16. The increased allocation is expected to improve availability of Remdesivir injections for moderate Covid positive patients. Earlier, in the month of April, the Union Ministry of Pharmaceutical and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare […]

Hyderabad: The Centre on Friday has increased the share of Remdesivir to Telangana by allocating 1,45,000 injections up to May 16. The increased allocation is expected to improve availability of Remdesivir injections for moderate Covid positive patients.

Earlier, in the month of April, the Union Ministry of Pharmaceutical and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had allocated 21,500 injections and later enhanced the allocation to about 41,500 injections.

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Till Thursday, Telangana had a stock of 90,000 Remdesivir injections and another 60 injections of Tocilizumab. The Chief Secretary, Somesh Kumar had said the State had placed an order for nearly 5 lakh doses of Remdesivir, before the Centre decided to regulate and centralise the distribution.

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