News | June 03, 2021
Govt. to procure 30 Cr COVID-19 vaccine doses from Biological-E
These vaccine doses will be manufactured and stockpiled by the company from August-December 2021
These vaccine doses will be manufactured and stockpiled by the company from August-December 2021
For undertaking production, the company has been provided a Rs. 65 crore grant by the centre and Rs. 94 crore from the government of Maharashtra
It is expected that the drug substance would be available from August 2021 which will be supplied back to Bharat Biotech for producing COVAXIN
NATCO Pharmaceuticals, Hyderabad; Alembic Pharmaceuticals, Vadodara; Gufic Biosciences Ltd., Gujarat; Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Pune; and Lyka, Gujarat are new manufacturers
Financial support is being provided as a grant from the Government of India
The Department of Pharma has allocated this drug amongst the states/UTs based on expected supply that will be available from May 10 to May 31, 2021
The additional allocation of Tocilizumab will ensure sufficient availability for COVID-19 patients and augment the government’s efforts to fight the pandemic
State governments and UTs have been asked to monitor proper distribution within the state/UT covering government and private hospitals
Seven manufacturers of Remdesivir have increased production capacity to 1.03 crore vials per month up from 38 lakh vials per month a month ago
The Government of India has started importing the vital drug Remdesivir from other countries to ease out the shortage of Remdesivir in the country
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