The Government of Delhi has devised a portal for speedy and adequate distribution of life-saving drug Remdesivir that is administered to Covid patients on ventilator support in hospitals.
Distributors and hospitals have been requested to update their data (availability and requirement) on the portal on a daily basis and with immediate effect. All the stakeholders were requested to make their demands through the said portal in accordance with the User ID and the Password so provided to them by the Government.
In doing so, the Government has certainly implemented the directions issued by the High Court of Delhi dated April 28, 2021, which inter-alia had suggested that:
“It is public knowledge that most government and private hospitals issue prescriptions to the patients and the attendants to the patients are left to arrange the medicine on their own. The situation is so alarming that family members of patients travel across the city repeatedly visiting distributors, chemists, stockists to obtain the medicine. This could also be leading to exposure of so many persons to the virus. As of last night, post the filing of the present writ petition, a circular/order has been issued to closely monitor the distribution of Remdesivir and for creation of a portal on real time basis.”
Channeling the supply of Remdesivir via the portal is an excellent way to prevent hoarding of and illegal trade in the life-saving drug.
The government order may be viewed here:
