Centre said it has taken a slew of measures to ensure mucormycosis medicine Amphotericin-B is available in the country adequately as As Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about mucormycosis and how it is emerging as a new challenge.
The Centre is on its toes, ramping up the capacity of the existing manufacturers, allowing new manufacturers and enabling the import of the drug, to make sure around 5.7 lakh Amphotericin-B vials will be available in the country in June. He also assured 11 manufacturers, including an importer, are now working towards increasing the supply of the drug in the country which will increase the per-month availability.
Mucormycosis is a fungal infection reported among Covid-19 patients, who have a high blood sugar level. Though the fungal infection is not a new occurrence, the number of cases has seen an unprecedented rise in India amid the ongoing second wave of the pandemic. The shortage of Amphotericin-B has added to the crisis, while prompted by the Centre, states and Union territories have now started notifying under the epidemic act. Separate wards, facilities are being brought in place to exclusively treat this fungal infection.
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