[india-drug] Response to List of Emergency Medicines/Life Saving Drugs

["Dr.J.Bapna" <jbapna@iihmr.org>]

Response to List of Emergency Medicines/Life Saving Drugs
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Dear Prof. Roy Chaudhury,

List given below doesn't appear to be  realistic. All that we need  at 
the emergency OPD are the medicines that have to be given immediately. 
These may be few and can be given free of cost as is being done at the
SMS Hospital,Jaipur. Once they are attended at the emergency, the
patient can be transferred to the specialty  department where the other
medicines may be made available at respective department. For example
Antibiotics, Streptokinase,Calcium Chloride etc. may be made available
at the specialty department.
The drugs that are not prescribed but are frequently used, such as,
antiseptics and disinfectants, common dressings,  oxygen, surgical 
supplies have to be supplied by the hospital stores to the emergency.
It may be a good idea to do a survey about the medicines utilization at

some of the hospitals emergencies to have an idea about the practical 
implications.

Kind regards,
JS Bapna

Professor J.S. Bapna, 
Indian Institute of Health Management Research
1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Airport Road
Jaipur ? 302 011, INDIA
Phone: 91-141-2791431 Ext. 320,   Fax:  91-141-2792138
Email: jbapna@iihmr.org		
Website: www.iihmr.org


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