The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) says that a stock of drugs worth Rs.
According to a report released by the Copa Committee, 99 percent of the drugs had already been administered to patients when they were identified as deteriorating.
The COPA committee also directed the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine to complete the process of setting up storage facilities for safe drugs as soon as possible.
Investigations by the Copa Committee have revealed that the temperature in the warehouses of the Medical Supplies Division was not maintained properly and that most of the drugs were stored in the corridors of the Medical Supplies Central Hospital and in the hospitals.
Meanwhile, the Secretary to the Ministry pointed out to the committee that if there is a system to detect the failure of the drug as soon as it is received, the loss can be recovered from the suppliers' guarantee and if the quality inspection of 60 drugs can be carried out by the State Pharmaceutical Corporation, this situation can be avoided to some extent. has.
The Committee has directed the Secretary to the Ministry to recover the cost of medicines or medical supplies that have failed from the standard, instead of charging the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation from the relevant suppliers.
The Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts, Prof. Tissa Vitarana presented this information in Parliament on the 20th of this month.
This report contains information on the investigations of seven Government Institutions convened by the Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts from 04.08.2021 to 19.11.2021 and one Special Audit Report.
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