Shortage of drug to treat black fungus in Tiruchi

Liposomal Amphotericin B, the anti-fungal drug used to treat mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, is in acute shortage in the district. The medicine is being manufactured only by a handful of pha

Liposomal Amphotericin B, the anti-fungal drug used to treat mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, is in acute shortage in the district. The medicine is being manufactured only by a handful of pharmaceutical companies, adding to the problem. More mucormycosis cases has been reported among COVID-19 patients during the second wave of the pandemic. So far, around 20 cases of suspected mucormycosis have been identified in Tiruchi, a senior health official said. “Per day, we get only around one or two. And none of them have been severely affected so far,” they said.