indiaUpdated: Aug 21, 2020 17:12 ISTThree Indian pharmaceutical companies have started supplying Nepal with life-saving anti-viral Remdesivir to be used for the treatment of Covid-19 patients. “Among them, Mylan has started supplying the anti-viral to Nepal. Indian companies are easy to reach and the cost also comes low so we confirmed them,” he added. Nepal’s Medical Council’s directive (Interim Clinical Guidance for Covid-19) also has enlisted Remdesivir drug for the primary medication. More than half of 123 companies permitted to import medicines from other nations are Indian companies who work on various forms for parent companies headquartered in Europe or America.

Source: Hindustan Times August 21, 2020 11:43 UTC