Rush mucormycosis drug, CM urges Centre
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Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday wrote to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan urging him to right away allocate a minimum of 30,000 vials of liposomal amphotericin B to Tamil Nadu, which was obligatory for treating sufferers affected by mucormycosis.
“So far, 673 cases of mucormycosis have been detected in the State and hence the demand for liposomal amphotericin B has increased manifold,” Mr. Stalin mentioned, pointing to orders for provide of 35,000 vials of the drug positioned with varied distributors.
Since the provision is in accordance with the allocation made by the Union authorities, Tamil Nadu had obtained just one,790 vials, which was “woefully inadequate” to deal with the rising variety of mucormycosis sufferers, the Chief Minister mentioned.
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