Type of Intervention: Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Health
Intervention Categories: Drug-based measures
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: The Minsitry of Health
Overview: Lithuania plans to purchase the antiviral drug remdesivir for the treatment of coronavirus infection (COVID-19 disease). Part of the planned amount of medicine will be purchased centrally, together with other European Union (EU) countries, Lithuania will acquire the other part individually.
Full details here: http://sam.lrv.lt/lt/naujienos/lietuva-isigys-vaisto-koronavirusui-gydyti
Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group, Learning from other jurisdictions
Source of Evidence or Justification: International – other, European Commission, European Medicines Agency