LAHORE: The Punjab government on Tuesday banned the direct purchase of Actemra drug treating critically ill Covid-19 patients, ARY News reported.
According to details, the Punjab Health Department has issued directives regarding the purchase of Actemra drug for coronavirus patients.
A letter by health department reads that several private hospitals in Punjab started purchasing COVID-19 drug without taking permission from the government.
If any hospital wants to purchase the drug they have to take approval first from secretary healthcare, reads the letter.
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The Punjab Secretary Healthcare has issued directives to all heads of hospitals across the province.
Last month, the Punjab government approved the use of Actemra, a life-saving drug, for treating critically ill Covid-19 patients in the wake of a sudden rise in the death rate reported by state-run hospitals across the province.
The 400mg injectable drug — an interleukin-6 inhibitor which goes by the generic name of tocilizumab — will be prescribed to patients who develop lung complications and an abnormal level of IL-6 in the blood.
The decision was taken at a meeting called by Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin.
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