2024-01-02 23:00:23
Although at first there were doubts about its creation, the AMLO megapharmacy It is already a reality. This is a unique project in the world that seeks to end the shortage of medicines in Mexico. At the same time, doubts persist regarding its usefulness and whether it is truly a solution or just disguises the problem.
In the first instance, in recent years the lack of certain drugs within the public sector has become more evident. It is a situation that has caused the annoyance of the beneficiaries of the IMSS and ISSSTE, in addition to harming the monitoring of the patient treatments.
AMLO’s megapharmacy, right or wrong?
With the above in mind, on December 29, 2023, the Wellness Megapharmacy. It is located in Huehuetoca, State of Mexico, and has an area of 94,546 m². According to the authorities, it has a total capacity to safeguard 286 million pieces and 1,806 keys of medications.
Wellbeing Megapharmacy: This is how you can request medicines from anywhere in the country
The work has been described as largest pharmacy in the world but even from its first day of operations it has caused doubts. Everything is generated because it is actually a warehouse and so far it has not yet been fully equipped.
Regarding its operation, the only way to report the shortage of medicines It is through the national telephone line 55 95 00 09 11. A call must indicate the missing drug and the details of the medical prescription issued by the IMSS, ISSSTE and IMSS Bienestar. While there is a government commitment to send the medicine in less than 48 hours to the patient’s hospital.
In this regard, the Dr. Isaac Chávez Díaz questioned this model by stating that it does not attack the problem from its origin. What he mentions is that medicines are not sent when their shortage in hospitals but until a patient reports it. Ideally, this situation should be anticipated according to the inventory of each hospital.
Another point he mentions is that there is no plan regarding what the patient should take while the medication arrives at their hospital. In accordance with what was agreed, the AMLO megapharmacy It is committed to sending the missing medicines within 48 hours, but during this period, what should each person do to continue with their treatment?
This is how the Wellness Megapharmacy that President AMLO inaugurated yesterday will work.
Given the above, it is suspected that this project only encourages each patient to resort to private and even illegal means to acquire their medicines.
For his part, the Dr. Xavier Tello is another of the voices that has spoken out against this project. In his case he assures that centralize medicines It is not correct but rather they should be immediately available to all entities. He also assures that medications require special care for storage and “they are not cans of tuna” that can be stored anywhere.
Goes again in next #Hilo In 15 tweets I write what I have been saying over the last few weeks about the #Megapharmacyan insane idea (he said it) from AMLO, which will not solve the patients’ problems. pic.twitter.com/iTSMDxcFKl
— Xavier Tello, MD (@StratCons) December 28, 2023
How was the shortage of medicines generated in Mexico?
Now, an important point is to know the origin of the problem that today affects millions of Mexicans. Part of the problem was generated in 2019 when the Government of Mexico modified the model for purchasing medicines abroad. The argument he used is that there was a pharmaceutical monopoly.
The reality is that since then complaints have increased regarding the difficulty in filling medical prescriptions within the public system. Even several parents of children with cancer held public demonstrations to denounce the problem.
For its part, the collective Zero shortage He stated that during 2021 the regular IMSS stopped effectively filling more than 22 million prescriptions.
Meanwhile, what is your opinion about AMLO’s megapharmacy?
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