2023-10-01 04:20:00
Government Pharmaceutical Organization Accelerating the production of oseltamivir treatment ‘Influenza’ reserves an additional 26 million tablets to support the influenza outbreak and has written a letter to the FDA to bring ‘favipiravir’ into the national list of essential medicines for use in influenza. Ready to send to hospital immediately, 1.6 million tablets
Government Pharmaceutical Organization Accelerating the production of oseltamivir treatment ‘Influenza’ reserves an additional 26 million tablets to support the influenza outbreak and has written a letter to the FDA to bring ‘favipiravir’ into the national list of essential medicines for use in influenza. Ready to send to hospital immediately, 1.6 million tablets
Dr. Mingkwan Suphanphong, DirectorGovernment Pharmaceutical Organization Revealed that from the situationInfluenzathat continues to spread expand widely Until resulting in an increase in the number of patients The Government Pharmaceutical Organization has therefore expedited the delivery of medicines. Oseltamivir to hospitals that have ordered all the medicine since mid-September But since the demand for the drug has increased 4-5 times, production has been accelerated. Reserve medicinethat must be produced in all 3 sizes, both for children and adults For small children, 30 milligrams, for older children, 45 milligrams, for adults, 75 milligrams.
Currently, there are approximately 2,800 kilograms of raw materials available, which can be made into approximately 26 million oseltamivir tablets. All 30 mg oseltamivir tablets for infants will be ready for delivery on October 4. The 45-milligram size will be delivered no later than October 9, and the 75-milligram size for adults will be gradually delivered no later than October 2023.
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In addition, the Director of the Government Pharmaceutical Organization It went on to say: The organization also has a reserve of 1.6 million favipiravir tablets and has raw materials that can produce another 880,000 tablets. Has prepared a letter to the FDA to the subcommittee. National list of essential medicines to consider asking to bring medicineFavipiravirIt has also been added to the national list of essential medicines for indications for influenza virus infection.
“Let the people be assured that The organization can prepare medicines that are effective in treating and reserve raw materials to support them adequately and thoroughly. If there is an urgent need for use, additional production can be accelerated immediately as possible,” said the Director of the Government Pharmaceutical Organization.
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