Hyderabad: The keys to the Commissioner’s Task Force on Monday charged four people with using black market antiviral drugs for black fungal infections. Covid-19 patients.
According to police, Amphotericin B liposome injection is used to treat black fungal infections COVID-19 patients.
Due to the drug demand, it leads to a shortage of the drug for the treatment of black fungus treatment.
Due to its huge demand, it is not readily available in the market. During the Covid-19 pandemic situation, the demand for the Amphotericin B Liposome injection has increased. It normally costs no more than Rs. 7,858 / – (MRP), depending on the manufacturer.
Accused persons devised a plan to make easy money by illegally obtaining the well-known sources or medical personnel from the Amphotericin B liposome injection at a low price and selling the same at a high price in the black market without valid documents to customers and illegal easy to earn money.
Narimalla Yadaiah (main drug supplier) obtained approximately (05) Amphotericin B Liposome Injection (AMFIGHT) from Celon Labs and contacted his colleagues / pharmacy staff by name, Peddoch Satish, Kakkirala Sai Kumar &, Buddareddygari Rajashekar ‘Reddy and they agreement with a customer to sell the same at a high price at Rs. 50,000 / – each vial and try to deliver the same.
The task force laid a trap and arrested the accused and removed the antiviral drugs from their possession.
Source: The Siasat Daily