Tag: linezolid

Survivors Against TB (SATB) — a collective of TB survivors, experts, and advocates — has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking measures to address the shortage of anti-TB drugs across the country. The organisation said the drug shortages continue even a month after it had flagged the issue in a letter to the Minister of Health and Family Welfare.“Reports have continued to surface indicating a severe shortage of essential anti-TB medications, including linezolid, clofazimine, and cycloserine, in government hospitals and private pharmacies in Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh, and...