As the epidemic continues, painkillers and fever-reducing medicines containing paracetamol ingredients are out of stock in the market. The government announced yesterday that it is recommended that pharmacies sell no more than 60 paracetamol tablets or 300ml syrup per person, but there is no limit to doctor's prescriptions.
As doctors’ prescriptions are not limited, many patients only have follow-up visits in public hospitals once in a few months. Peng Hongchang, director of the Association of Community Organizations, pointed out that because of the long follow-up time in public hospitals, many patients have received hundreds of long-term follow-ups at one time. Painkillers, the situation is not ideal. "There are so many that I can give some to people every time I pick up the medicine."
The latest reply from the Hospital Authority stated that in response to the recent increase in demand for paracetamol-related drugs in the market, the Hospital Authority has straightened out and updated the dispensing arrangements for the relevant drugs. The maximum period for each allotment is four weeks.
If the patient has been prescribed the relevant drug for more than four weeks, he can bring the relevant prescription to the hospital for refilling the relevant drug after four weeks.
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The government issued a press release yesterday (14th), recommending that pharmacies sell no more than 60 paracetamol tablets or 300ml liquid medicine per person, but there is no restriction on doctor's prescription.
However, many patients in public hospitals can only get a follow-up visit every few months, so they can take a large amount of "paracetamol" drugs each time, which seems to be inconsistent with the current upper limit recommended by the Department of Health.
Peng Hongchang said that due to the long follow-up consultation time in public hospitals, many patients can get a large amount of "paracetamol" drugs in public hospitals.
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Peng Hongchang, director of the Association of Community Organizations, said that patients can take so many medicines because it takes a long time for follow-up visits in public hospitals. Many patients have to wait six months to a year before they can be followed up. Therefore, doctors will prescribe a large amount of medicines at once.
He also pointed out that among specialists, pain patients can get the most painkillers, and many patients can get hundreds of long-acting painkillers at one time. ".
Although the Hospital Authority currently has "Redispensing Easy", which prescribes drugs in installments for internal medicine outpatients who have a follow-up period of 16 weeks or more, Peng Hung-cheong also believes that there are many "paracetamol" drugs that are used only when necessary Being overprescribed, resulting in waste, "but each one involves the problem of the entire medical system."
Cui Junming, president of the Hong Kong Society of Hospital Pharmacists, believes that it can be suggested to reduce the number of "paracetamol" drugs used when prescriptions are needed. "There is no need to assume that patients will take only one drug every day, and it can be reduced by half." However, He also pointed out that before reducing the prescription of "paracetamol" drugs, it is necessary to communicate with the patients first, and if the patients have leftover medicines at home that have not been taken, they should also explain to the doctor to avoid waste.
HA: Do not pass on or resell medicines to others
The Hospital Authority replied that in response to the recent increase in demand for paracetamol-related drugs in the market, the Hospital Authority has straightened out and updated the distribution of relevant drugs earlier.
At present, after doctors prescribe an appropriate amount of paracetamol-containing medicines according to the patient's clinical condition, each dispensing period is up to four weeks.
If the patient has been prescribed the relevant drug for more than four weeks, he can bring the relevant prescription to the hospital for refilling the relevant drug after four weeks.
In addition, the Hospital Authority has been implementing the "Refill Easy" program to arrange regular refills for patients with a long follow-up period. At the same time, the pharmacy department will notify and issue a "Receipt of Medicines Free of Diagnosis" with the date of refilling the medicines.
Before the patient refills the drug, the pharmacist will first review the patient's medical and drug records to determine whether the patient's drug prescription needs to be changed, and then decide on the arrangement for drug dispensing.
The Hospital Authority also appeals to patients to take the medicines according to the doctor's instructions after the consultation, and not to transfer or resell the medicines to others.
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