DRDO's Antiviral Drug 2-DG Will Be Available Next Week
May 10, 2021, 11:05 IST
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman, Dr G Satheesh Reddy mentioned that the anti-Covid drug will be made available next week to those who are in need. He stated that the drug will provide relief to thousands of people who are struggling due to the infection.
Satheesh Reddy said that over 10,000 sachets of the new anti-Covid drug- 2DG 2-deoxy-D-Glucose will be released on May 11 or 12.
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) had approved the 2-DG drug developed by DRDO's Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) in collaboration with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL), Hyderabad, for emergency use.