Kathmandu, June 20: The shortage for the past two months of drugs used to treat cancer is to come to an end.
Kiransundar Bajracharya, Information Officer at the Department of Drug Administration, said that drugs used in chemotherapy treatment will be easily available in a few days. “We will soon facilitate the import of drugs and make them easily available to patients,” Bajracharya said.
There has been a shortage of chemotherapy drugs including Carboplatin and Cisplatin for the past two months.
The department has assigned Janaki Hospital Nepalgunj, Purbanchal Cancer Hospital Birtamod, Birat Medical College Biratnagar, Babina Pharma Pokhara, Poonam Pharmacy Dharan, Ambassador Pvt. Ltd. Bharatpur, Malla Pharmaceuticals Pokhara, Taj Nepal Pvt. Ltd. Kathmandu, DKM Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. Kathmandu, Sijal Pharma and Anmol Health Care Kathmandu to get these medicines.
Cancer patients in Nepal require 1,000 vials of Carboplatin and 600 vials of Cisplatin per month.
Meanwhile, President of the Nepal Drug Suppliers Association, Pawan Acharya, said that they are importing the medicine to Nepal even though it is expensive to prevent shortages in the treatment of patients.
He said that there will be no shortage of medicine after the government adjusts the price.
