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Pyridam Farma prioritises azithromycin distribution

14 July 2021 12:09

JAKARTA. PT Pyridam Farma Tbk (PYFA) to prioritise the production and distribution of drugs and supplements that accelerate recovery in COVID-19 patients.

Director of Pyridam Farma, dr. Widjanarko Brotosaputro, claims that his company is ready to distribute 100,000 tablets of azithromycin 500 mg according to the highest retail price (HET) set by the government. “Approximately 275,000 tablets are going into production and to be distributed as quickly as possible,” Brotosaputro reveals in an official announcement, Wednesday (14/7).

Azithromycin is an antibiotic, which, based on COVID-19 Guideline, could be administered as a pharmacological therapy (medication treatment) to the COVID-19 patients.

The government, through the Health Minister Regulation no. HK.1.7./menkes/4826 2021, has set the highest retail price (HET) for the drugs used in COVID-19 treatment, including azithromycin 500 mg, manufactured by PYFA. (AM/ZH)

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