Govt plans national stockpile of life-saving drugs

The government is in discussions with the pharma and medical devices industry to create a "national stockpile" of life-saving drugs and vital equipment to combat the third Covid wave. This could prevent the massive shortages of critical drugs like Remdesivir, Tocilizumab, key antibiotics, and devices like oxygenators and pulse oximeters, as witnessed during the brutal second wave with a huge daily case-load.

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