The antibiotic levofloxacin, which Pskov doctors prescribe for the treatment of pneumonia, has disappeared from Pskov pharmacies. He is not in any pharmacy in the city.
A reader of “MK in Pskov” pointed out the absence of the drug. “The therapist prescribed the drug today, but the pharmacies just shake their heads and say that it is unlikely to be in the near future,” she said.
“MK in Pskov” joined the search. We called and drove through about 30 pharmacies in Pskov.
– This antibiotic ended 2-3 weeks ago, – said the pharmacy on the street. Labor.
“The suppliers do not have this drug either,” they answered on Oktyabrsky prospect.
– Neither we, nor in our network in “Aquapolis” – sighed in the pharmacy in “Lenta”.
Pharmacists explain – and the demand for this drug has grown, and the new labeling system has turned drugs into a shortage. A control identification mark is applied to each package. Now, for any transaction with the packaging of tablets, from the supplier to the retail sale, you need to wait for confirmation from the system. Servers are hanging, confirmation is waiting literally for weeks. The system was introduced at the most difficult time for the healthcare system.
And only today, on November 3, the government simplified this regime until July 1 of next year. Perhaps a simplified labeling regime would reduce the severity of the deficit. But, obviously, this deficit could not have been brought to the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and against the background of an increase in the incidence of SARS and bacterial infections.