Director General Of Health Services Requested Doctors And Public To Refrain From Using Seven Steroid And Non Steroid Drugs For Fever Patients

Director General Of Health Services Dr.Anil Jasinghe has today (07) requested all Doctors and public to refrain from using seven medicinal drugs including "Asprin " prescribed for Fever patients including Dengue as it proves these Drugs caused the condition of fever patients worst .

Accordingly  Dr.Jasinghe has requested the Doctors and Public not to provide  four Non Steroid -Anti Inflammatory Drugs "Aspirin",Ibuprofen","diclofenac Sodium " ,Mefanamic Acid "and three Steroid Drugs "Prednisolone ","Methayl-Prednisolone "and "Dexamethasone"for fever patients as condition of several fever patients Island Wide reported as being critical after using  them 

If the patient is suffering from Dengue using these Drugs for such patients would make the condition deadly Director General Of Health Services have stated .

Due To the South Western Monsoon showers Dengue Patients in Colombo ,Gampaha,Kaluthara ,Rathnapura,Galle and Matara Districts are on the rise according to the Health Ministry .