Goa to get Remdesivir today: Vishwajit

Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Wednesday said that the first consignment of the ICMR approved Remdesivir, for treating critical COVID19 patients, will arrive in Goa today.
“In our bid to fight the rising cases and fatalities in the state, the Health Department is gearing up to procure the necessary medicines outlined in the latest ICMR Clinical Management protocol for COVID-19, including Remdesivir, Fabiflu and Toxilizumab,” he said.
He stated tgat the state’s first consignment of Remdisivir will be reaching Goa today afternoon from Hyderabad via air.
Approval for generic versions of Remdesivir, which is in demand after it helped shorten hospital recovery times in a clinical trial, comes after Gilead Sciences reportedly failed to import the drug after being granted permission to do so from the DGCI.
Meanwhile, Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) has raised concerns over black marketing and profiteering of Remdesivir, an antiviral drug prescribed for treatment of suspected or severe lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19. The DGCI has written to all states and union territories asking them to keep “strict vigil” and prevent sale of the drug above MRP.