INDIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES REMDESIVIR, SOON TO START DOMESTIC PRODUCTION

Highlights

• The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved use of the anti-viral drug Remdesivir 

• Remdesivir is permitted for ‘restricted emergency use' on severely ill coronavirus patients

• At present, India’s top four pharmaceutical companies have submitted application for manufacturing and sale of Remdesivir in India

With more 3.32 lakh cases of corona....