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10,796 oxygen concentrators, 12,269 cylinders delivered to states: Govt

A total of 10,796 oxygen concentrators, 12,269 oxygen cylinders, 19 oxygen generation plants and about 420,000 Remdesivir vials received as global aid were delivered to states, UTs

'Suppliers struggling to match Centre's order for Remdesivir, ventilators'

Amid the grim Covid-19 situation in the country, the Union government has ordered the procurement of 53.70 lakh Remdesivir injections and 46,386 ventilators to tackle the calamity.

Lupin willing to take partners to bring mRNA Covid-19 vaccines to India

Executive says company is looking for tie-ups to bring in drugs like Remdesivir

9,200 O2 concentrators, 344,000 Remdesivir vials delivered to states: Govt

A total of 9,200 oxygen concentrators, 5,243 oxygen cylinders, 19 oxygen-generation plants and about 3.44 lakh Remdesivir vials were delivered or dispatched through road and air to various state

Covid-19: Five held in Bengaluru for black marketing of Remdesivir

Bengaluru police have arrested five persons for selling Remdesivir injections at eight to 10 times more than the prescribed rates of the antiviral drug

Centre issues company-wise supply plan of Remdesivir to states, UTs

A company-wise supply plan of Remdesivir, a key drug used in the treatment of Covid-19 patients, has been issued to states and union territories, informed the Central government

Covid-19: Allocation of remdesivir made up to May 16, says Sadananda Gowda

To ensure smooth supply of remdesivir used in the treatment of COVID-19 across the country, the allocation of the antiviral drug to the states and union territories has been made up to May 16, Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Sadananda Gowda said on Friday. The production capacity of remdesivir has been increased to 1.03 crore vials per month, up from 38 lakh vials per month earlier, the minister had said on Tuesday. "Considering the requirement of Remdesivir in every state and ensuring its adequate availability, allocation of #Remdesivir has been made upto 16th May 2021. This will ensure smooth supply of Remdesivir across country so that no patient face difficulty in this #pandemic time," Gowda said in a tweet. The minister also enclosed a letter by Department of Pharma Joint Secretary Navdeep Rinwa and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Director Rajiv Wadhawan, giving details of the updated allocation plan valid for the period April 21 to May 16 being made for ...

Govt says Covid-19 drug Remdesivir will sell at set price, ups production

The Centre has decided to increase production of anti-viral drug Remdesivir and it will be provided to people at government's price, said Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday

K'taka remdisivir supply to increase to 20K vials per day for next 5 days

Four companies which are supplying anti-viral remdisivir to the government have agreed to increase the supply to 20,000 vials for the next five days starting from May 6

States allocated 34.5 lakh vials of Remdesivir so far: Sadananda Gowda

Govt has allocated 34.5 lakh vials of antiviral drug remdesivir, used in the treatment of Covid-19, to states since April 21, says Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Sadananda Gowda

Covid-19: 81000 vials of Remdesivir arrive from US in Mumbai

Amid the record rise in Covid-19 cases in India, medical assistance is continuing to pour in from countries around the world, including the US, Singapore and Australia

Hetero recalls a batch of its remdesivir brand Covifor after side effects

Some patients in Raigad district of Maharashtra developed side effects like fever and chills

Easing of essential goods imports to help fight Covid-19 pandemic

The govt has exempted basic customs duty on import of Remdesivir, APIs of Remdesivir, Beta Cyclodextrin used in making Remdesivir and specified inflammatory diagnostic kits till Oct-end

PIL in HC seeks permission for sale of Remdesivir in domestic markets

A PIL in the Delhi High Court has urged it to direct the Centre to permit sale of Remdesivir, used in Covid-19 treatment, by those pharmaceutical companies which manufacture it solely for the purpose

IHS Markit sees India's FY22 GDP growth at 9.6% amid rising Covid cases

Those at Nomura, too, expect the pain in the economy to grow given the recent measures to curb the pandemic. However, they believe that the overall impact will be muted and be for the short-term

Spiralling demand, leakages and a flourishing black market for remdesivir

Artificial shortages and brazen hawking of the drug on the streets at 15x the normal price rule the day as the official machinery tries desparately to stamp out the parallel market

Maharashtra to get 435,000 Remdesivir vials by month-end from Centre

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday thanked the central govt for increasing the state's quota

Substantial increase in remdesivir production, allotment to states: Gowda

Union minister Sadananda Gowda on Saturday said that substantial increase has been made in overall production and allotment of remdesivir, used in the treatment of COVID-19, to all states. This will make India's fight stronger against COVID-19, the Chemicals & Fertilizers Minister said. In a tweet Gowda said, "After detailed review of state wise allotment of #Remdesivir with @Pharmadept substantial increase has been made in overall production & allotment to all states". A total of 16 lakh remdesivir vials are being allocated to the states and union territories from April 21to April 30, 2021, Gowda said.

Centre okays supply of 435,000 vials of Remdesivir to Maha; CM thanks Modi

Thackeray on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Central government approved the supply of 4,35,000 vials of Remdesivir to the state

Received 28,350 Remdesivir injections against 175,000 ordered: Rajasthan

The Health Minister said 250 metric tonne (MT) of oxygen is required in the state in view of the ongoing coronavirus situation