Osmania General Hospital reels under shortage of drugs
Diseases such as blood pressure, liver, lungs and heart are the types that need immediate medical attention. However, not getting the drugs for these diseases may lead to serious health consequences for the patient. As many as 58 different types of drugs are unavailable in the hospital pharmacy.;
Hyderabad: In the past few months, several hospitals and health centres have been the target of a severe shortage of medicines, just like Osmania General Hospital (OGH) also facing the same issue.
Locals are complaining about the unavailability of drugs required for their treatment and have been advised by the hospital staff to buy the medicines from outside or any other private hospital. The financially challenged patients are forced to get the medicines at a high rate outside the hospital.
At around 16.6%, Hyderabad has the highest number of patients suffering from diabetes in the city. These patients, however, are not getting the required drugs to treat the disease.
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Diseases such as blood pressure, liver, lungs and heart are the types that need immediate medical attention. However, not getting the drugs for these diseases may lead to serious health consequences for the patient. As many as 58 different types of drugs are unavailable in the hospital pharmacy.
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