Jaipur: On one hand, Rajasthan is the chief within the free drugs scheme, however then again, sufferers are compelled to wander from one place to a different for important medicines within the state’s greatest SMS hospital. All that is taking place as a result of lack of coordination between RMSCL-SMS, the brunt of which is being borne by the sufferers and their households. The stunning factor is that even a typical drugs like calcium is being labelled as unavailable within the hospital.
These days, sufferers are having to wander round for a lot of medicines in SMS, the largest authorities hospital of Rajasthan. After consulting medical doctors in OPD, sufferers first stand in an extended queue on the DDC counter, however there, two to 3 medicines are being stamped as unavailable in each affected person’s slip. When the First India group reviewed the slips, it was discovered that calcium drugs can also be not obtainable within the hospital’s emergency. Apart from this, scarcity of Azithromycin and a few eye drops can also be being proven. Regarding this, Superintendent Dr. Sushil Bhati stated that RMSCL is chargeable for the provision of medicines. In case of scarcity of any drugs, a reminder is shipped to RMSCL from the hospital. The consumption of calcium, Azithromycin and a few eye drops elevated out of the blue, which has prompted issues. Although calcium will not be a life saving drug, however these medicines must be obtainable. Due to quick provide, these medicines will not be obtainable at current.
Investigation into the unavailability of medicines within the hospital revealed that the issues are being confronted as a result of lack of coordination between RMSCL-SMS. The hospital administration despatched demand for calcium drugs to RMSCL greater than half a dozen instances in three months. But neither the medication nor the NOC was acquired from there. Similarly, regardless of sending demand notes 5 instances for “Acebrophylline” which is important for bronchial asthma, bronchitis, power obstructive pulmonary illness, sufficient provide was not acquired. The same state of affairs is being seen with important medicines like Atorvastatin, Sodium Valproate, Pregabalin. The helplessness of the hospital administration is that till the NOC for any drugs will not be acquired from RMSCL, the medication can’t be bought by way of native buy. Due to this drawback, there’s a scarcity of important medicines within the hospital. Not solely this, many sorts of essential exams are additionally closed as a result of lack of kits.
The state’s Medical Minister Gajendra Singh Khinvsar and ACS Shubhra Singh had lately held a evaluation assembly on seasonal ailments. During this, they expressed apprehension of the outbreak of seasonal ailments within the coming days and instructed for the supply of sufficient medicines, however neither RMSCL nor SMS hospital administration appears critical about these orders. The brunt of which is being borne by the sufferers within the type of wandering right here and there for medicines. The matter of concern is that the season of seasonal ailments goes to start out within the coming days, in such a state of affairs, if this state of negligence continues, then the issues of the sufferers might improve additional.
