NEW DELHI : Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday handed over to health minister Harsh Vardhan the first batch of the covid-19 therapy drug, 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) that reduces supplemental oxygen dependence and helps in faster recovery of hospitalized patients.A second batch of the drug was handed over to Randeep Guleria, director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), and a third consignment to Lt Gen.
Sunil Kant of Armed Forces Medical Services(AFMS).More will be handed over to different hospitals across the country for emergency use, a statement from the defence ministry said.The anti-covid drug has been developed by the Indian Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) which is a lab of Defence Research.