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Hospitals and pharmacies are concerned about quality and supply
December 28, 2020 5:10 PM
Following the suspension of shipment of all Kobayashi Kako products, hospitals and pharmacies in Fukui Prefecture are also busy with measures such as consideration of security alternatives = December 25, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture.
Due to the fact that the ingredients of the sleep-inducing agents are mixed into tablets manufactured by Kobayashi Kako, a generic drug manufacturer in the city of Awara, Fukui Prefecture, and the shipment of the 289 products has been suspended, Hospitals and pharmacies across the country, including Fukui prefecture, have been affected. There is also a movement to secure alternatives due to the busy response. Hospital and pharmacy officials have raised concerns about the quality and supply of the company’s products, and some have said they should hurry to confirm the safety of their patients.
Kobayashi Kako has started the voluntary collection of another 16 medications before the 27th, in addition to 3 products for the treatment of nail worms, etc. The prospect of other products are also sent resumes is not maintained.
A general hospital in the Lingbei region said it was giving top priority to sourcing and supplying quality-assured drugs for treating patients. I am struggling to make arrangements. “In many cases, pharmaceuticals are manufactured under contract, and Kobayashi Kako also has products ordered by another pharmaceutical company. The person in charge said:” The information has not been disclosed at all and it is difficult for an institution medical “.
A public hospital has adopted about 10 of its products this year. We are currently proceeding with the procedure to switch to another manufacturer “because stable supply is unlikely to continue.” In Japan, the National Hospital Organization (140 hospitals nationwide) and the main private hospital “Tokushukai Group” (71 hospitals) are gradually introducing changes.
Pharmacies are also having a hard time responding. A pharmacy in Fukui City complained: “We have no choice but to change when there is no prospect of resumption.” The selection of alternatives is said to be a “very nervous problem” because even drugs with the same ingredients can contain different additives.
It also notes that a suspension of large-scale shipments can put pressure on the supply system of other generic drug manufacturers. Some pharmaceutical companies do not accept new orders. The wholesaler filters: “The site is quite confusing.”
On the other hand, some pharmacies don’t switch to alternative products and endorse them in stock. A dispensing pharmacy in the city of Fukui, which handles more than 10 types of Kobayashi Kako products, has determined that “the anxiety caused by drug changes in patients is not small.” We have been with the company for more than 10 years since its opening. “I want you to be quick to confirm the safety of all medications so as not to give more anxiety.”
Some generic drugs are manufactured solely by the company. If stocks run out, there is no choice but to switch to the original drug, “it is directly related to the financial burden of the patient. The trend is that the generic itself is bad and the impact is great.”
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