It has been nearly two years since the epidemic hit Hong Kong, and citizens have to stay at home to fight the epidemic, but high-risk people such as chronically ill patients, pregnant women, and the elderly living alone still have to take the risk of contracting the virus and go out to dispense medicines.
The Hong Kong Association of Licensed Pharmacists cooperated with patient groups to launch a drug delivery plan. Under the supervision of registered pharmacists, drugs are delivered to patients. At present, more than 100 pharmacists and their assistants have participated in the plan. The medicine will be delivered within 5 days.
"Patient for Patients", a patient group participating in the project, said today (13th) that it has written to the Chief Executive requesting that under the new round of anti-epidemic funds, funds should be allocated to support the community to distribute medicines to high-risk patients under the fifth wave of the epidemic, so that high-risk patients can Enjoy the service in 2022/23.
Arranging non-professionals to replace medicines is difficult to rule out wrong patient groups: the wrong medicines can be big or small
Xu Xiuhui, the representative of the patient group, said that the patients who are frail and undergoing chemotherapy are high-risk individuals with limited mobility. They must be accompanied by their family members when they enter and leave the hospital to pick up medicines. It’s so easy to deliver medicines in a single delivery.” “The wrong medicines can be big or small.” The “Meds Go” program of the Association of Practical Pharmacists just solves related problems.
The drug is delivered to the patient 3 to 5 days after the application is submitted
Zheng Qiwen, president of the Association of Practical Pharmacists, explained that the plan has been in operation for about a year, and medicines need to be delivered under the supervision of a registered pharmacist in order to comply with the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance.
Under the "Meds Go" program, registered pharmacists will provide personalized medication consultation through telecommunications to ensure that patients and the public can use medicines safely and effectively without worrying about storage and transportation risks.
After the patient submits the application, the medicine will be delivered within 3 to 5 days, but a fee of 100 yuan will be charged each time. If the situation is urgent, the association can handle it according to individual circumstances.
A letter has been written to Carrie Lam asking for additional support from the Anti-epidemic Fund
The participating patient group "Patient for Patients" recently sent a letter to Chief Executive Carrie Lam, suggesting that the government can provide additional support in the anti-epidemic fund to help relatively vulnerable groups, such as the elderly living alone, the disabled, immunocompromised patients and pregnant women Wait, during the outbreak of the mutant virus Omicron, use the "Meds Go" door-to-door drug delivery service to collect drugs from community pharmacies, clinics, hospitals and private hospitals, and deliver the drugs safely to their homes.
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