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Hetero to deliver 2 lakh Tamiflu capsules

Source: PTI
February 18, 2006 18:47 IST
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Amid reports of bird flu cases in India, Hyderabad-based Hetero Drugs on Saturday said it has got an order from the Centre for an additional two lakh capsules of Tamiflu.

"We would be delivering another two lakh capsules in the next three-four days," Srinivas Reddy, director, Hetero Drugs told PTI from Hyderabad.

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He said the company, which has been granted licence by the government for bulk manufacturing of the drug in Indian market, have "already made available five lakh capsules to it (the government)".

Reddy said the company has Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient of the drug equivalent of one million capsules in stock.

"It would need seven days for the API to be made into capsules, which could then be supplied wherever needed," he said.

Reddy said the company had supplied the avian flu medicine to the government at a rate of Rs 710 per strip of ten capsules.

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