Proposed switch to generic drugs would improve transparency of medical system, say doctors
12 Dec 2011, 6:35 PM
Eleanor Johnstone
A proposal currently under review would allow doctors to provide medication directly from health centers, bypassing the prescription process which often leads patients on a wild goose chase around Male’s pharmacies.
State Health Minister Ibrahim Waheed yesterday announced that the proposal is being discussed with health corporations, and that prescriptions could be ruled out by next June at the earliest.
He further suggested that a large pharmacy would be established in every atoll hospital, and would supply products to other health centers across the atolls.
Health Minister Aminath Jameel reportedly did not respond to most questions posed by MPs regarding health corporations at a committee meeting yesterday. Speaking to Minivan News today she said the proposal fell under the ministry’s remit but that she did not have the details and was unable to comment.
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