Ministry assures uninterrupted supply of essential drugs
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Drug
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Drug shortages in hospitals
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The Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry’s attention has been drawn to
several media reports where difficulties faced by patients due to the
alleged lack of certain pharmaceuticals have been highlighted.
The Ministry wishes to reiterate that a mechanism by which these
shortages and be identified early and be replaced without causing
inconvenience to the patient is already in place. However, if there are
any shortages, steps will be taken to ensure an uninterrupted supply of
essential drugs to hospitals.
The Ministry wishes to inform the public that any complaints
regarding shortage of pharmaceuticals can be made to Chief Pharmacist,
Ranjith Perera of the Ministry.
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