Most cancers medicine estimated to be value a whole lot of 1000’s of euros, which had been saved in a refrigerated space at Limassol common hospital, have been destroyed, state well being providers organisation (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou confirmed on Wednesday.
The harm was brought on by a temperature malfunction within the refrigerated storage space, which went unnoticed as a consequence of a failure within the alert system, Alithia newspaper reported.
It added that the medicine’ value is estimated at €600,000.
Okypy has requested the general public hospital to arrange a report on the occasion, which is able to decide the precise worth of the medicine misplaced, Charialou mentioned, noting the particular medicine had been costly.
The destruction was initially stored out of the general public eye, however it has brought about robust reactions among the many hospital’s medical employees. Whereas the precise date has not been introduced, Charilaou mentioned it occurred on a public vacation.
This incident comes roughly three months after the Nicosia-based pharmaceutical providers warehouse was flooded throughout a hailstorm on March 18, inflicting damages estimated at €880,000. A complete of 105,401 packages, regarding 149 completely different prescribed drugs, had been spoiled throughout the hailstorm. The warehouse is within the industrial zone of Strovolos, Nicosia district.
This incident provides to a sequence of issues plaguing the nation’s healthcare system.
On this case, severe questions come up relating to the right storage of medicines, the adequacy of technical infrastructure, and the obligations that have to be assumed. The particular storage space had recognized temperature stability points, and alarms had been imagined to be activated in case of a malfunction. Nevertheless, the alarm system didn’t perform appropriately this time.
The results of the destruction lengthen past financial losses as most cancers sufferers require instant and steady pharmaceutical assist, and the dearth of medicine can critically impression their well being.
In the meantime, workers on the Limassol state hospital pharmacy are anticipated to carry a piece stoppage on Thursday to protest extreme understaffing which has left the pharmacy unable to perform successfully.
