Here's how to find the difference between real vs fake Remdesivir injections; Check all details here

Real vs fake Remdesivir injections: Amid the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus in the country, the demand for Remdesivir injections for seriously ill patients has increased. With the sudden rise in the demands for Remdesivir injections, its production has been doubled recently.

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But with high demand, the markets have been flooded with fake infections. To easily find the real one, here are some pointers on how to differentiate between real and fake Remdesivir injections.

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According to a report from the Zee Media Bureau, No Rx: “Rx” is not written before the name of the injection on Fake Remdesivir packages. Capitalization error: A capitalisation error in the third line written on the package. The genuine package reads as “100 mg/Vial” while the fake one has “100 mg/vial” written on it. One more capitalisation error is found at the bottom of the front side of the fake Remdesivir package. “for use in” is written on the fake drug package while on real it is “For use in”.

Warning label: On the backside of the box, the “Warning” label is in red color on the genuine package while the fake Remdesivir has a black-colored warning label. Alignment error: There is an alignment error in the brand name of the product. Note the gap on the package of fake and genuine Remdesivir injections. The fake vial has an increased gap.

Missing Declaration: Just below the warning label, key information “Covifir [brand name] is manufactured under the license from Gilead Sciences, Inc” is missing on the fake injection package. Apart from these specific errors, there will be many spelling mistakes on the package, the report said.

Meanwhile, India recorded over 3.82 lakh new COVID-19 cases and 3,780 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday (May 5, 2021). There were 3,82,315 new coronavirus infections and 3,38,439 recoveries between Tuesday and Wednesday morning.

The country, going through the second wave of coronavirus, now has a total of 2,06,65,148 COVID-19 cases, of which, 1,69,51,731 people have recovered, while 2,26,188 have succumbed to the virus.

The world's second-worst coronavirus-hit country recorded more than 3,00,000 new infections for a 14th straight day on Wednesday. India now has 34,87,229 active cases.

Twelve states namely Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar and Haryana cumulatively account for most of India's total active coronavirus cases.