Police personnel get acquainted with medicines for COVID-19 treatment
The Hindu
They are monitoring the drugs in demand to anticipate which one would be in short supply and end up in the black market
Telangana police are seeking a ‘101 lesson’ on drugs used in treatment of COVID-19. In this regard, the men in khaki are speaking to doctors on an unusually regular basis, jotting down names of the medicines currently in demand to anticipate which drugs might be in short supply and end up in black market. This step was taken after COVID-19 antiviral-drug Remdesivir and a few other drugs were sold at exorbitant prices in black market which left deep anguish among already distressed families and friends of the patients. Police top brass held tele and video conferences with doctors where drug supply chains, pharma companies which manufacture them, how the stocks are distributed, and others were discussed. The information gathered is sent by top police officials to their subordinates to keep track.More Related News