Deputy Health Minister Ilko Getov is surprised by the demand for his resignation and believes talks should not be held through the media, the Health Ministry's press service told BTA. Earlier on Friday, the Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) demanded Getov's resignation over the policy on medicinal products conducted in the last months.
"Over the years, I have had excellent communication with the BMA, including in my role as Deputy Health Minister. That is why I am surprised by their demand, but I will not comment on it because I believe such talks should not be held through the media" Getov is quoted as saying.
Commenting on BMA Deputy Board Chair Nikolay Branzalov's claim that the National Health Information System lacks information about over 30,000 e-prescriptions issued in the last two weeks, the Health Ministry quoted data of Information Services, the company behind the software for the e-presrciptions, according to which a total of 320,159 such prescriptions have been issued since October 16. Of these, 209,349 have been used, 17,561 have been partially used (the patient purchased at least one but now all prescribed medicinal products), and 20,392 have been annulled. The possible reasons why a prescription is not used are many, but one of the main reasons is the lack or shortage of the corresponding medicine in pharmacies, the Health Ministry said.
In the last month, alerts were submitted for lack of insulin drugs in pharmacies across the country, and an increase in the complaints over lack of antibacterial medicinal products is usually observed in the autumn-winter period. That is why on Thursday, the Health Minister issued an order banning the export of insulin drugs until December 31, 2023, the Ministry recalled.
The Health Ministry has proposed a bill amending and supplementing the Medicinal Products in Human Medicine Act that sets a series of mechanisms for controlling, monitoring and overcoming the shortage of medicinal products, the Ministry also told BTA.
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