A Severe Shoratge Of Anti Biotic Drugs And Injections In Government Hospitals

Around 50 Anti Biotic Drugs and Injections including 35 essential ones are out of stock these days in Government Hospitals island wide and the Medical Supplies Division according to Health Sources.Various life saving drugs and drugs prescribe for severe illnesses are among the drugs which are out of stock Health Sources have revealed.

Due to this severe shortage of Antibiotic Drug,s patients in Government Hospitals are advised to be purchase these drugs from private pharmacies the sources have added.

The main reason behind this drug shortage is delay of calling tenders to purchase these drugs and the Director Board of the State Pharmaceutical Corporation is responsible for it the general secretary of the Government Pharmacists Union Ajith Thilakaratne has said.