"2-deoxy-d-glucose-2-dg"

With the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of each sachet fixed at Rs 990, the drug will be supplied to major governments as well as private hospitals across the country, said an official release.

The collaboration between IICT and Lee Pharma is expected to provide alternatives of cheaper therapeutics against Covid-19.

The drug has been developed by DRDO's Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) in collaboration with Dr Reddy's Laboratories.