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Deyalsingh: Stolen cancer drugs worth $2.5 million 12 Hrs Ago Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh greets a police officer as he arrives at Parliament on Friday. - Photo by Sureash Cholai THIEVES made off with $2.5 million worth of drugs that were reported stolen from the St James Medical Facility last Monday, according to Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh. Deyalsingh, who spoke at the Prime Minister s media conference on Saturday said 25 vials of one of the drugs, tocilizumab, which was recently approved for covid19 treatment for critical patients, was part of the loot stolen. Tocilizumab is an immuno-suppressive drug, which is approved of for rheumatoid arthritis, was used off-label to treat covid19 internationally for some time and on Friday the Health Ministry approved it to be used locally. As of Saturday one patient was administered the drug for covid19. Deyalsingh said that there is sufficient amount to be used for both covid19 and arthritis.

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