Probe on over alleged irregularity in remdesivir supply

VADODARA: The Panchmahal district administration has started verifying the use of remdesivir injections supplied by it to private hospitals in the district amidst allegations that the injections were taken by hospitals unscrupulously.
The district administration started the exercise last weekend and has been calling up patients in whose name remdesivir injections were taken by hospitals. According to the system devised by the state government, remdesivir was not being sold in the open market.All private hospitals needing it had to procure it from designated places after sending a requisition with details of patients for whom it was sought.
A man treated in Godhra at a private hospital claimed that he had been discharged on May 18 and injections were taken for him on May 22. The issue was brought to the notice of officials who are inquiring about the matter.
“I have asked the chief district health officer to look into the matter. We are already contacting all patients and private hospitals to ascertain that there were no irregularities,” said Panchmahal district collector Amit Arora.
The hospital, sources said, has told officials that the patient had been given injections. It has claimed that the name had figured in the list as the hospital had not got the full quota meant for the patient till then.