This will enable Mangalam to reduce its reliability on Chinese imports for this product and also help to maintain an uninterrupted supply chain to a great extent
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
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