Second wave sees rise in oxygen usage, Remdesivir not critical

Second wave sees rise in oxygen usage, Remdesivir not critical

Remdesivir was used only because there was no other anti-viral drug available to treat Covid-19, he said. Indian Council of Medical Research director general Dr Balram Bhargava said on Monday the second wave had seen oxygen usage go up with 54.5% of patients needing it in the March-April 2021 period compared to 41.1% in September-November … Read more

Remdesivir shortage: Centre urges doctors to prescribe vital drug only for severe patients who are on oxygen support

Remdesivir shortage: Centre urges doctors to prescribe vital drug only for severe patients who are on oxygen support

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan was quoted as saying that the centre had supplied 13.10 crore vaccine doses to the states and states had only utilised 11.4 crore doses so far leaving about 1.6 crore unused doses with them. With shortage of antiviral Remdesivir drug getting reported from several states, the central government has urged … Read more