Health ministry panel vetting requests by six cos to make Mucormycosis drug

Development come amid fast spread of disease in various states and shortage of drugs to treat it; Rajasthan has already declared an epidemic

The government is reviewing applications from six pharmaceutical companies as it looks to boost the availability of drug Amphotericin B which is used to treat mucormycosis.

While Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Mansukh Mandaviya, is monitoring the supplies of all the essential drugs, the subject expert committee (SEC) of the health ministry is examining proposals from drug makers to boost the availability of Amphotericin B.

The development comes amid the rapid spread of disease in various states and the shortage of drugs to treat it. Rajasthan has already declared mucormycosis or black fungus as an epidemic with over