Black Fungus: DV Sadananda Gowda said 9,400 vials Liposomal Amphotericin B allocated to Karnataka (File)
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers DV Sadananda Gowda on Monday said that 1,06,300 vials of Black Fungus drug Amphotericin B have been allocated to states, Union territories and to the central institutions.
"Ensuring significant availability of Liposomal #Amphotericin B, additional 106300 vials of the drug have been allocated across all the States/UTs and Central Institutions today," Sadananda Gowda said in a tweet.
The minister said that a total of 53,000 vials of Conventional Amphotericin B have also been allocated to all the states, UTs and central institutions today.
"A total of 53,000 vials of Conventional #Amphotericin B have also been allocated to all the States/UTs & Central Institutions today. The allocation of #ConventionalAmphotericin B is being made to ensure its smooth supply and timely treatment of patients (sic)," he said in another tweet.
He further said that additional 9,400 vials of Liposomal Amphotericin B and 4,680 vials of Conventional Amphotericin B have been allocated to Karnataka today.
"Additional 9,400 vials of Liposomal Amphotericin B have been allocated to Karnataka today. So far, total 49,870 vials of the drug have been made to the state. Besides this, 4,680 vials of Conventional Amphotericin B have also been allocated to Karnataka today," he said.
On May 27, the central government gave licence to five companies to ramp up the production of Liposomal Amphotericin B injections, which is used to treat Black Fungus or Mucormycosis.