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The drug that is said to have caused the death of a young woman at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital recently is still in use in hospitals, where more than 66,000 vials of the particular drug are in stock in hospitals islanwide, Health Minister Keheliya Rambuwella said today.
He told Parliament that 145,930 vials of the particular drug have been dispatched to hospitals and 79,260 vials out of the stocks have been used so far.
“A total of 19,200 vials of the drug have been dispatched to the Batticaloa Hospital and 16,800 of which have been already used. 12,800 vials out of 24,000 vials provided to Peradeniya Teaching Hospital have been used. 1,800 vials out of 2,400 provided to Avissawella Hospital and all 50 vials provided to Moratuwa Hospital have been used,” he said.
Responding to a question by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa under Standing Orders 27/2, the Minister said this drug has been registered in Sri Lanka in 2013 and it has been in use for 20 years so far and added that a world renowned company had imported the drug.
“I refute allegations that inferior quality drugs have caused the death. These allegations are made by vested interest to sabotage the free health sector,” he said.
The Minister said the particular batch that is said to have caused the death has been withheld.
Rambukwella said all 14 life-saving drugs used in the country were in stock sufficient till December this year and that there was a shortage of 273 essential drugs out of 850.
"Some 39 essential drugs will be received today,” he said. (Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera)
Karalasingam Sivalingam Tuesday, 18 July 2023 03:50 PM
Ice is the best medicine for vomiting, the intestines swelling could be neutralized and vomiting will stop in many cases of stomach upset that propels womiting. It is shocking to hear hospitals could not treat stomach ache and vomiting.
Kasun Tuesday, 18 July 2023 04:45 PM
When we have Pandits like you who have only talks but no use to the country , why do we want doctors...
Gabriella Tuesday, 18 July 2023 04:06 PM
But the simple fact is : A rat should not be appointed to look after the cheese. Anything in Sri Lanka can be covered up or made to look plausible. Just ask Bandula Gunawardena for expert advice.
joshua Tuesday, 18 July 2023 04:54 PM
Please test the vaccine on the Minister himself.
Pream Madarasinghe Tuesday, 18 July 2023 05:50 PM
NMRA or the Ministry of Health does not have a property defied Adverse Drugs Monitoring plan or Guidelines. If available should publish those for the information of the general public.
The Malpractice is obvious but Minister will just say all of it co-incidental Tuesday, 18 July 2023 07:54 PM
Minister is cunning fellow. He will say sun rises from the Western side, and rename East and West to prove it. All the malpractice are supported by the old crooked doctors, who are inefficient and less capable to keep getting their retirement put off, and collect easy money while killing patients with their malpractices.
Nimal Tuesday, 18 July 2023 07:56 PM
Do you all remember the saga on gas cylinders explosion and the denial of the government’s involvement on previous occasions and wonder why this is no longer happening and what went wrong previously? Any comparison to this saga now?
Mahila Tuesday, 18 July 2023 09:41 PM
If you insist on a response, to your query, you'll have it w/o any restraint!!!??? PERFECT REPLICA!!! NOTHING DIFFERENT FROM ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN AND FORMULATION OF PLAN AND EXECUTION!!!???
Karalasingam Sivalingam Tuesday, 18 July 2023 10:18 PM
In all professions intelligent, average and bookworms etc, existing, it is not necessary to be a doctor to know certain remedies for ailments, if you go to a village they have remedies for all illnesses, rarely they seek Western medical treatments. Today if you browse the Internet it gives remedies and solutions to problems.
Hora Guha Gimson Wednesday, 19 July 2023 11:27 AM
You have instructed your Henchman to dig pits and hide all the inferior drugs you purchased on Commission basis. (Truth had come out now)
Roy Thursday, 20 July 2023 05:34 PM
An urgent solution is of paramount importance now instead talking rubbish In the Parliament whilst poor tax payers are dying due poor quality medicines and lack of medical apparatus . J
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