AIIMS, Safdarjung have no stock of Crocin, other medicines
AIIMS, Safdarjung have no stock of Crocin, other medicines
It is not just the prices of vegetables that sky-rocketed due to the Commonwealth Games. City hospitals are facing an acute shortage of basic medicines like Crocin and some vital drugs to treat Cancer, as several consignments were kept on hold due to the restrictions on the movement of the commercial vehicles during the Games.
Long Faces: Even chemist shops near premier hospitals are running
short of basic medicines like analgesics. Pic/mid day
"We are facing a severe deficiency of many drugs. As we do not have any chemists, we have to rely on the hospital's medicine ward, which is presently under-stuffed," said one of the senior doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
Apart from Crocin, drugs required to treat cancer patients are not available in the hospital stock. These include Ondansetron, Ampicillin, Heparin, Albumin and Nifedipine.
"During the Games, there was a huge transportation problem. Many consignments sent by pharmaceutical companies were not allowed, resulting in the shortage," said one of the doctors at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital.
Even private chemist shops are affected by the restriction on the movement of commercial vehicles.
"There are numerous chemists near AIIMS and Sardarjung Hospital. None of them had a basic oxygen inhaler," said Anita Kumar, who is suffering from Asthma.
Drug stockists also agreed that the conduct of Games has affected supplies."During the Games, the pharmaceuticals companies faced huge problems in sending the medicines to Delhi, as a result shortage of several drugs occurred," said Kailash Gupta, director, Drugs Association.Delhi Health Minister Dr Kiran Walia and Medical Superintendent, AIIMS, Dr DK Sharma were not available for comments.
| The Other Side |
| Prominent markets in the national capital witnessed as much as a 40% decline in business due to security for the Commonwealth Games, the Confederation of All-India Traders (CAIT) said. |
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