Remdesivir production scaled up to 1.19 crore vials per month

17 May, 2021

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) All seven domestic licensed manufacturers of Remdesivir have scaled up production from 38 lakh vials per month to nearly 119 lakh vials per month, following government directives, an official statement said.

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