The pharmaceutical mafia ready to give poison instead of medicine
Feb 06, 2016
Reports reaching us confirm a group in the health ministry is ready to register the medicines which are still on the experiment level.
The people who are trying to legislate these drugs which are still on the experiment level are a team working in the health ministry who works for the needs of pharmaceutical companies. These agents inside the health ministry violate the tender procedures to import drugs and involved in a drug import racket.
News reaching us conform son in law of the transport minister Nimal Siripala De Silva is also behind this.
Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Regulatory Commission Professor Lal Jayakody and the chief executive officer professor Krishantha Weerasooriya was forced to resign from their position is due to the background of this problem.
Drugs which are on the experiment level can only be recommendable at a time to use as an alternative drug when there is no use from the prevailing drugs. There is a higher probability to get side effects from the use of these experimental drugs.
For example the medicines given to cancer Nimotozumab and Cimavax would extend the patient’s life maximum from three to six months but the probability to cure the disease is only 30%.
The current chief of the Good Governance President Maithripala Sirisena tried his best to stop these irregularities during the former regime when he was the health minister but due to limited powers he could not sontinue. The perplexing situation is that the same person now with executive powers is not possible to stop this pharmaceutical mafia and regulate the state pharmaceutical policy.
In order to uphold a better national drug policy and to take credible steps to stop the use of irregular drugs a discussion has been arranged at the CSR on the 9th today at 2PM. Citizens, scholars, doctors and health activists who are interested to participate ate welcomed to join.
Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Regulatory Commission Professor Lal Jayakody and the chief executive officer professor Krishantha Weerasooriya was forced to resign from their position is due to the background of this problem.
Drugs which are on the experiment level can only be recommendable at a time to use as an alternative drug when there is no use from the prevailing drugs. There is a higher probability to get side effects from the use of these experimental drugs.
For example the medicines given to cancer Nimotozumab and Cimavax would extend the patient’s life maximum from three to six months but the probability to cure the disease is only 30%.
The current chief of the Good Governance President Maithripala Sirisena tried his best to stop these irregularities during the former regime when he was the health minister but due to limited powers he could not sontinue. The perplexing situation is that the same person now with executive powers is not possible to stop this pharmaceutical mafia and regulate the state pharmaceutical policy.
In order to uphold a better national drug policy and to take credible steps to stop the use of irregular drugs a discussion has been arranged at the CSR on the 9th today at 2PM. Citizens, scholars, doctors and health activists who are interested to participate ate welcomed to join.
