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GoI bans export of anti-malarial drug Hydroxychloroquine

Sumit Arora Published On March 26th, 2020 Leave a comment

Government of India banned the export of anti-malarial drug Hydroxychloroquine and formulations made up of it within the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. It’s aimed toward ensuring sufficient availability of drugs within the domestic market. However, the export of the drugs is going to be allowed on humanitarian grounds on a case-to-case basis as per the advice of the Ministry of External Affairs.

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Earlier, Indian Council of Medical Research had recommended the utilization of hydroxychloroquine for treating healthcare workers handling suspected or confirmed coronavirus cases and also the asymptomatic household contacts of the lab-confirmed cases.

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Director-General of ICMR: Balram Bhargava.
Headquarters of ICMR: New Delhi.

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