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Published 02 Jun, 2020 11:49am

Bangladesh pharma company sends medicine for critically ill virus patients in Pakistan

A pharmaceutical company in Bangladesh, Beximco has sent Bemsivir — the world's first approved generic Remdesivir for critically ill coronavirus patients in Pakistan.

According to The Daily Star, a spokesperson for the company said that they sent 48 vials/injections of the medicine on "humanitarian grounds" after a request from the Pakistani High Commission in Dhaka.

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