Under the fifth wave of the new coronavirus epidemic, the virus has not been "cleared", and supermarket goods, food and even medicines have been "cleared".
"Hong Kong 01" reporters visited pharmacies, convenience stores, and supermarkets in multiple districts and found that many brands of antipyretics that Hong Kong people often buy, including Bilitong, Xingfu, Lexin, etc., have been sold out, and even the "miscellaneous mark" brand has also been sold The pharmacy said that it has been out of stock for a long time, and has not been able to replenish it since the Lunar New Year. The agent was quoted as saying that it may be replenished by the end of March, but the bulk "paracetamol" is still in stock.
Lin Weiwen, chairman of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Pharmacy General Chamber of Commerce, believes that Hong Kong people are "panic buying", because Yuan Guoyong mentioned "must deal with pain", so that all brand-name antipyretics and painkillers are out of stock, and it is difficult for suppliers to meet the large demand in the short term.
He hoped that the government could update the information to allow the public to buy bulk paracetamol with the same ingredients.
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Pharmacies, convenience stores, chain stores are all sold out
In Shunli Village, Kwun Tong, the reporter visited Dean Pharmacy, Huichuntang Pharmacy, Vango Convenience Store and Mannings. All the antipyretic and analgesic medicines such as Bilitong, Xingfushanfengsu, and Lexin Ganmao Ling were snapped up by residents and left on the shelves. Only some anti-allergies and stomach medicines remained, but no one was interested.
The reporter asked the clerk when the new goods will arrive, but the clerk said that the stock has been out of stock, and they have to wait for the supplier to notify.
Many residents continued to line up to buy anti-epidemic items such as rapid test kits and disinfectants. To prevent too many people from flooding into the store, some pharmacies even closed the iron gates and only opened a window to trade with customers.
On March 2, the reporter inspected several pharmacies, convenience stores and chain stores in Shunli Village, Kwun Tong. All the antipyretic and pain relievers such as Bilitong and Xingfufengsu have been sold out.
A pharmacy staff in Mong Kok suggested that you can buy bulk paracetamol, but there are not too many stocks.
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Many pharmacies in Mong Kok are out of stock and there is no speculation
Many pharmacies in Mong Kok were also unable to buy antipyretics.
Mr. Xie, the person in charge of "Ankangning", an old-fashioned pharmacy on Nathan Road, said that after the Chinese New Year, medicines such as Bilitong would not be in stock, and the previous stock had been sold out.
He believes that the pharmacy colleagues and merchants will not stock up, and the connoisseurs he knows have not raised the price to "speculate the price", and the customers mainly buy one or two boxes, and the pharmacy will only sell the appropriate amount to the citizens who really need it.
On March 2, the reporter inspected several pharmacies, convenience stores and chain stores in Shunli Village, Kwun Tong. All the antipyretic and pain relievers such as Bilitong and Xingfufengsu have been sold out.
Mr. Liao of Xinxing Pharmacy in Mong Kok pointed out that Bilitong will not be available until the end of March at the earliest.
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Or it will be replenished by the end of March at the earliest
Mr. Liao, the person in charge of "Xinxing Pharmacy" on Dundas Street in Mong Kok, pointed out that at present, his store has no need to deal with the pain, and it has been out of stock for about a week. , but still unknown.
He pointed out that the public mainly buys one or two boxes. "There are people who line up to sell, but we don't have to sell, so there is no line." His shop has other brands of antipyretics, but the quantity is limited.
The reporter bought the Korean version of paracetamol at a pharmacy in Tung Chung on Monday, but the drug was sold out on Wednesday.
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Korean version of paracetamol also sold out
In a pharmacy in Fudong Village, Tung Chung, the reporter found that the "special effect" has already been sold out on Monday (28th), and only another South Korean-made antipyretic drug containing "paracetamol" is left.
The reporter went to the pharmacy again on Wednesday (2nd) and found that all the antipyretics, including the Korean version of paracetamol, had been sold out.
The pharmacy employee said, "The order has been placed with the supplier, but there is no response, and no one is willing to deliver it." He bluntly stated that it is impossible to hoard.
However, in Mong Kok, Tung Chung and other pharmacies, the reporter also found that there are bulk paracetamol for sale. The pharmacy staff pointed out that these bulk goods and the paracetamol given to patients in clinics and hospital kitchens are still purchased by the public, but some citizens are wary and reluctant to buy.
Lam Wai-man, chairman of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Pharmacy General Chamber of Commerce, believes that the public is "panic buying" cold and fever medicines.
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Pharmacy Chamber of Commerce: Panic buying must be out of stock
Lin Weiwen, chairman of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Pharmacy General Chamber of Commerce, said that the current rush to buy cold and cold medicines such as Bilitong and Xingfufengsu is very serious. He described it as "panic buying" by all Hong Kong citizens, resulting in a shortage of stock in Hong Kong, and even the agents are not available. The goods are sold again: "There is no supply. Their goods are expected to be sold at ordinary times. Everyone in the swarm will want them, so there must be enough goods." He believes that the packaging of the packaging is different in different places, and Hong Kong can only sell the packaging of Hong Kong. I believe the agent It is also difficult to increase supply in the short term.
Lin Weiwen bluntly said that because Yuen Guoyong, an expert consultant to the government, mentioned "Bi Li Pain" in an interview, many citizens only believed in this brand, and Bi Li Pain sold out the fastest. The brand's painkillers and antipyretics have also been swept away.
▼On March 2, citizens in Sham Shui Po snapped up testing reagents▼
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It is recommended to buy paracetamol in bulk with the same ingredients and appeal to the government to update information
Lin Weiwen reminded the public not to blindly grab the medicine, emphasizing that pyridoxine is just a brand, and the main ingredient of the brand is paracetamol. do not believe.
"Actually, every pharmacy still has a lot of stock of this type of medicine. There is paracetamol, but there is no 'Burel Pain'." He urged the government to update the information and remind the public that paracetamol and other medicines can be prepared at the pharmacy.
Regarding pharmacies who "speculate expensive drugs" or hoard them, Lin Weiwen said that he has constantly reminded members to sell with conscience, but he said frankly, "It's useless to talk about it every day. , and emphasized that there are only a few pharmacies that "speculate expensive medicines".
"Hong Kong 01" has made inquiries to GlaxoSmithKline, the pharmaceutical company owned by Biliton, as well as other out-of-stock antipyretic medicines such as Happiness Medicine and Lexin Pharmaceutical, and is waiting for a reply.
▼On March 2, there was a panic buying trend in the AEON Huangpu branch▼
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Department of Health: 777 registered drugs containing paracetamol are asking for more supply
According to the Department of Health, Paracetamol can be used to relieve pain and reduce fever. According to records, there are currently 777 registered pharmaceutical products containing paracetamol in Hong Kong.
The Department has maintained communication and liaison with relevant suppliers and manufacturers, as well as local pharmaceutical industry organisations, regarding the possible shortage of the relevant medicines in the market, and requested to increase the supply.
Yeung Wing-kit, Member of the Kowloon Neutrality Legislative Council.
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Yang Yongjie, a member of the Kowloon Central Legislative Council, said that he received a large number of calls for help from confirmed cases, saying that they were in short supply of medicines, but it was difficult for his office to purchase them because there was a rush to buy medicines on the market, especially children's antipyretics, which were in short supply.
He said that at present, most of the confirmed patients have not been sent to isolation facilities, and the number of designated clinics cannot catch up with the number of infected people. It is necessary for the authorities to provide the confirmed patients with medicine. Chinese patent medicine, masks and cleaning supplies, etc.
Tian Beichen, a member of the Legislative Council of the Roundtable on Real Politics.
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Tian Beichen, a member of the Legislative Council of the Roundtable on Actual Politics, believes that it is worth considering providing drug packs to the confirmed patients. Although antipyretics and pain relievers are basic drugs, they should be available in the market, but after the diagnosis, citizens must be isolated at home, making it difficult to buy drugs. Providing them with drug packs reduces their need to go out to buy medicines and reduces the risk of transmission.
However, he mentioned that the government needs to think about how to actually distribute drug packs to a large number of confirmed patients.
Electoral Commission Legislative Council Member Tse Wai-chun.
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Mr. Tse Wai-chun, a member of the Legislative Council of the Election Commission, believes that any measures that can help ensure that the confirmed patients receive enough drugs should also be carried out. However, the current problem is not that patients do not have enough drugs, but that people who are not sick are rushing to buy drugs, emphasizing that the current supply of drugs is sufficient, "There is a lot of goods (drugs) in areas that coexist with the virus." We appeal to the public to do their part and not to blindly buy drugs in large quantities.
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