Don’t prescribe medicines available with specific shops- MLA and DC

Jalandhar: Jalandhar Central MLA Raman Arora and Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal on Wednesday said that the doctors of civil hospital should not prescribe the medicines to the patients available in specific chemist shops and write name of the salt instead of brand.

      Chairing a meeting of Rogi Kalyan Samiti in the district administrative complex, MLA Raman Arora and Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal said that the patients must not be forced to purchase expensive medicines prescribed by doctors from certain shops.

      They said that the government doctors should write name of the salt instead of mentioning the brand name of drugs.

      In another order, the MLA and DC said that the CS office would be shifted to the building of the de-addiction centre soon once the work of installing elevator/lifts completes by December 31.

     They also asked the officials from the civil hospital and CS office to make a joint visit to the spot to mark the rooms and seating arrangements for the manpower. They said that later, the work of the Critical Care Unit (CCU) would start there after demolishing the building of the CS office.

     Further, they told the MCJ officials to ensure the lifting of garbage twice in a day from the civil hospital and cleaning of the sewer line with jet suction machines.

      They also asked them to depute dedicated staff for these works. They said that the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was committed for the quality health services to the people by augmenting infrastructure.

      Prominent amongst those present on the occasion included Medical Superintendent Dr Geeta, DMC Dr Jyoti Sharma and others.