In view of the shortage of Liposomal Amphotericin B used in the treatment of Mucormycosis, drug control authorities in Telangana have made approval by the government committee compulsory for the sale of the injection.
The Director of the Drug Control Administration has informed all manufacturers, stockists,s, and distributors of Liposomal Amphotericin B injection I.P 50 mg that the drug can be sold to hospitals where patients are undergoing treatment only after a recommendation from the government panel.
They have been instructed to supply the available drug with them to the hospital admitted patients only after the recommendation of the government committee.
The government of Telangana has constituted a committee headed by the director medical education to ensure that patients with post-Covid complications of Mucormycosis get immediate availability of the Liposomal Amphotericin B injection.
Manufacturing companies of the vaccine have been directed to supply the drug directly to their stockist and to inform immediately to Drug Control Department about the quantity, name, and address of the stockist where the drug is being supplied
Drug supplied by manufacturing companies to the stockist, in turn, will issue vials of the injection based on the recommendation of government commitment to the hospitals where patients are admitted.
Stockists cannot issue single vials also to the hospitals and patients directly without the recommendation of the committee. Any deviation in this regard will be viewed seriously, reads a letter by the Drug Control Administration.
The orders have been issued in view of the shortage of the drug over the last few days following a number of Mucormycosis cases being detected in the state.
The step has been taken to prevent black marketing of the drug and ensure that patients undergoing treatment in hospitals get the same immediately.
Earlier, the shortage of the Remdesivir injection led to black marketing of the drug. People paid huge money in the black market to get the drug.
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao Monday directed officials to make arrangements for the equipment and the required medicines in ENT Hospital in Koti, Gandhi Hospital in Secunderabad, medical college hospitals in the districts to treat Mucormycosis that is spreading among Corona treated patients.
He said, if need be, 25 Microdebrider machines, HD Endoscopic cameras be purchased immediately.
