Will prescribe Remdesivir for COVID-19 patients only if required: PHANA
The Hindu
HC was hearing a complaint that some private hospitals are forcing patients to get injection from the open market
The Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes’ Association (PHANA) on Thursday gave an assurance to the High Court of Karnataka that it would instruct all member-hospitals to prescribe Remdesivir injection only to COVID-19 patients who require it immediately. PHANA president H.M. Prasanna told the court that normally hospitals procure the injection from private suppliers based on approval granted by the Drugs Controller, but, in some cases, patients or their relatives pressurise doctors to prescribe the injection so that they can procure it from outside. He assured that instructions would be given to member-hospitals to display the information about availability of beds, contact information of nodal officers appointed by the Karnataka government, as per the court’s directions.More Related News
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