- Due to fluctuating temperature, fever patients increase with cold and cough.
Nagpur. In the government hospitals of the city, one or the other medicine of the need keeps getting short. Due to which financially weak patients have to bear the brunt. At present, due to the fluctuations of the weather, the patients of cold cough and fever are increasing in the hospitals. Everyone is being investigated due to corona but the reports of most of the patients are coming positive. Now after this, doctors are giving them by prescribing medicines.
Some medicines are available in the hospital but most of the medicines are being bought by the patients from outside medical stores. In such a situation, those patients are most troubled who lack money. In the city’s Medical College, Mayo and Daga Hospital, such patients come for treatment who cannot afford the cost of private hospitals. However, the hospital management says that orders have been given to order the medicines which are short of need. Medicines are being distributed to the patients according to the stock available at present.
investigation on private pathology
Due to non-availability of other tests including ABG test in the government hospital, the relatives of the patients are getting tested from private labs outside. The cost of tests in private labs is high whereas these tests are done free of cost in government hospitals. Patients who have less time and money, they are getting tested outside. Those who are short of money are waiting for the kit to arrive. Because they have no other option than this.
rate over time
Medical operators also fix rates according to the stock of medicines in hospitals. As soon as they come to know about the short of the medicine, its prices are increased. There are some medical store drivers who are also giving a discount of 5 to 10 percent to the patients, sensing the condition. But most medical operators take full advantage of the shortage of medicines. They also get information about medicine short from inside the hospital.