Anti-Covid drug to be available in three weeks
(WorldNews Pakistan)

ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) said on Monday that remdesivir, a drug which has proved effective against coronavirus, will be available in the country within three weeks. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Asim Rauf told Dawn that Drap, after registration of the medicine, had allowed two pharmaceutical companies to import this critical drug. The regulator has given licences to 14 manufacturers for producing the medicine at home. Remdesivir injection is an antiviral which stops the virus from reproducing itself or slows down its ability to do so. The drug has been approved for use in...