Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society president Amrahi Buang said although the situation in Malaysia was under control, the spread of the coronavirus, which resulted in the closure of pharmaceutical factories in China and India, could spark a shortage crisis.
“However, the decision by the Indian government is a signal of things to come in the near future. It will affect the production of medicines.BBC News, on Wednesday, reported that there were fears of global shortages of some generic drugs after India, the world’s main supplier of generic medicines, restricted exports of 26 ingredients and medicines made from them due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
He said diseases would run rampant if there were such shortages, adding that this would lead to increased morbidity and mortality.He advised healthcare facilities to begin conducting stock check of medicines and rationalising the supply base.“The country’s preparedness to face the scenario is vital.”He said they should prescribe medicines prudently and issue prescriptions to patients when they ran out of stock so that patients could buy medicines from pharmacies.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there was no issue at the moment pertaining to the country’s drugs supply.Indian drug manufacturers rely on China for almost 70 per cent of the APIs in their medicines.
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