The Central govt has discontinued allocation of antiviral drug Remdesivir to States as the supply of the critical medication has surpassed the demand, Union Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya said on Saturday.

“Now the country has enough #Remdesivir as the supply is much more than the demand. So we have decided to DISCONTINUE the Central Allocation of Remdesivir to States,” Mr. Mandaviya said in a tweet. The government has also increased the number of plants producing Remdesivir from just 20 to 60 plants within a month.

The Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers noted that the supply of the drug, which is being used to treat COVID-19, has been ramped up over ten times from just 33,000 vials a day on April 11, 2021 to 3,50,000 vials per day currently.   In addition, the Centre has decided to procure 50 lakh vials of Remdesivir to maintain it as a strategic stock for emergency requirements, he said.

In order to improve supply, the government has already waived customs duty on Remdesivir, its raw materials and other components used in making the antiviral drug in order to help augment domestic availability and reduce the cost of the injection.

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