New Delhi: According to doctors, seven vials a day of the drug are required to be administered to a patient for at least 10 days. But the drug’s shortage is creating problems for patients and medical experts.
Dr Anoop Mishra, chairman of Fortis Centre for Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol, pointed out that the treatment of black fungus was prolonged and difficult. “For the past 40 years, Amphotericin B has been the best drug to counter mucormycosis. The chances of a patient recovering with a second-line drug is low,” cautioned Mishra.
According to Delhi government records, there were 197 black fungus patients on May 21. By Monday, however, the figure had risen to 500. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital had 74 infected patients on Monday following the death of two. Manipal Hospital in Dwarka had 16 mucormycosis patients, Lok Nayak 41, Aakash Healthcare 3, Max Healthcare 70, Guru Tegh Bahadur 51 patients and Apollo Hospitals 20 patients after two deaths plus 12 suspected cases. Fortis Hospital declined to divulge the numbers there.
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