By Dilanthi Jayamanne
In order to overhaul the public health service, one of the key decisions to be taken by the Health Ministry soon is to standardise drug procurement.
Quoting the Minister, who was speaking at the annual convention of the Sri Lanka Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industries, the Health Ministry spokesman said yesterday that there were approximately forty thousand drugs registered under their trade names, while there are only 10,000 drugs registered under their generic name. Each generic name has 15 to 40 drugs registered in a trade name.
But reports by medical specialists and the specialist board state that less than 3,000 of these generic drug types are required to treat diseases and injuries.
He observed that low quality drugs sold under trade names was a major dilemma to humanity itself. He pledged he would alter the situation in the near future.
The other malpractice that takes place is that some drug companies influence tender board members and prevent the tender from going to the best bidder thereby monopolising the drug supply the spokesman added.
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