Ketum GP of Indonesian Pharmacy Questions the Fate of Millions of Covid-19 Drugs if the Pandemic Ends - Celebrities.Id

2022-09-16 20:18:41 By : Ms. Josie Wu

JAKARTA, celebrities.id - Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin has predicted the peak of the third wave of Covid-19 will occur in February - March 2022. Based on data from the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), as of Tuesday 1 February 2022, the number of additional Covid-19 cases in Indonesia reached 16,021.During the Public Hearing Meeting (RDPU) with Commission VI of the DPR, Wednesday (2/2/2022), General Chairperson of the Indonesian Pharmaceutical Association (GP), Tirto Kusnadi questioned the fate of Covid-19 drugs when the pandemic ends.This is because the budgeted value of drug production is very large.“We want the pandemic to decrease, but where are these drugs going?And this is of great value.So we, the private sector, have prepared everything.But later when it stops, we really want this pandemic to stop, but some feel that this is very difficult because the value of this drug is so great," said Tirto.On this occasion, he also revealed the amount of stock of Covid-19 drugs currently available in Indonesia.According to him, Favipiravir, Remdesivir, Heparin, Fondaparinux, to Azithromycin, almost all the needs of paracetamol and so on are already sufficient."There are 147 million tablets of Vitamin C, D, E, and Zinc currently available, you know. Then the antiviral favipiravir is available 91 million tablets. There are 11 million tablets for Azithromycin and 403,000 vials of Remdesivir injection. Then, Tocilizumab/Regdanvimab also There are 26,000 tablets available," he said.