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RPG Life Sciences delivers life-saving drugs directly to patients

Despite the pharmaceutical industry having the essential commodities tag, the administration, police and building societies was not allowing movement of people and products

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Transportation is a big issue for the industry as the trucks are not moving and the company had to arrange for its own trucks -- at a far higher cost

BS Reporter Mumbai
With the collapse of transport network in the country, RPG Life Sciences is reaching out directly to critically-ill patients via its portal to deliver medicines.

Yugal Sikri, MD and CEO, RPG Life Sciences said the  company is making medicines for organ transplantation and for cancer and hence it becomes more important for them to reach patients.
 
The company has asked its medical representatives and business development managers to deliver medicines since the lockdown began in March 22 as patients started calling the company directly.

Despite the pharmaceutical industry having the essential commodities tag, the administration, police and building societies was