Govt approves stepping up of Remdesivir Drug production

Manufacturers of Remdesivir have volunteered to reduce the price to less than Rs 3500 by the end of this week to fight against COVID.

| April 15, 2021


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The government has reviewed the issue of availability of Remdesivir Drug and has decided to increase the production and decrease the price of the drug. The government has​ also issued a ban on its export. Remdesivir is the first drug approved by the FDA for treating the SARS-CoV-2 virus. 
 
The review was done by Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State, For Ports, Shipping and Waterways (Independent Charge) and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India in meetings with the all-existing manufacturers of the Remdesivir drug and other stakeholders on 12th and 13th April 2021.
 
As an additional measure, Remdesivir, API and formulation were placed under the export ban by DGFT to increase the supply of Remdesivir in the domestic market. On Government intervention, Remdesivir supplies of approximately 4 lakh vials meant for export is being diverted by manufacturers to fulfil the domestic requirement. EOU/SEZ units are also being enabled to supply to the domestic market.
 
Manufacturers of Remdesivir have volunteered to reduce the price to less than Rs 3500 by the end of this week to fight against COVID. Manufactures of Remdesivir have been directed to give priority to fulfil hospital/institutional level supplies. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is continuously monitoring the availability of Remdesivir.
 
Also, DCGI has directed enforcement authorities of states and central government to take immediate action on the incidence of black-marketing, hoarding and overcharging of Remdesivir.
 
The current total installed capacity of the seven manufacturers of Remdesivir is 38.80 lakh vials per month. Fast-track approval has been given for seven additional sites having the production capacity of 10 Lakh vials /month to six manufacturers. Another 30 lakh vials/month production is lined up. This would ramp up the production capacity for manufacturing to around 78 lakh vials/month.
 

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