The Health Minister affirms that there is a deficiency of metformin, a medication used to treat type two diabetes.
Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says the deficiency is a worldwide concern and not just for Fiji adding that specialists can recommend an elective medication that is accessible locally.
Public Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad had featured the deficiency of Panadol and diabetes tablets in wellbeing offices around the country during the parliament meeting a week ago.
I gave instances of essential diabetic tablets, panadol. One individual just sent me while the Minister for Health was talking that his better half went to Natabua wellbeing focus on Tuesday emergency clinic and was informed that essential diabetes tablet-metFORMIN was not accessible there.”
Dr Waqainabete says they have 87 percent of the relative multitude of medications consumable and medication in stock to keep going for a quarter of a year.
“All the fundamental medications and prescriptions, they are altogether accessible, insulin, glipizide. The solitary diabetic prescription that is short everywhere on the world right now is metformin however there are different choices for specialists to utilize.”
The Health Minister adds that they are attempting to guarantee medication is conveyed on an ideal opportunity to emergency clinics around the nation to guarantee Fijians get the drug they need.
-FBC News
