{"id":135516,"date":"2023-08-06T11:07:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T08:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/?p=135516"},"modified":"2023-08-06T11:07:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T08:07:50","slug":"moh-remains-committed-to-drug-dispensing-controls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/moh-remains-committed-to-drug-dispensing-controls\/","title":{"rendered":"MOH remains committed to drug dispensing controls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Health has issued a statement on what has been published about refusal to dispense medicine to a patient suffering from cancer and is being treated at the Ibn Sina Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The hospital management said the patient arrived at the hospital with his sister last Thursday and the medicine was dispensed as per the description mentioned in the patient\u2019s e-file based on controls that govern the dispensing of medications, reports Al-Rai daily.<\/p>\n<p>The hospital added, one of the medicines require a special prescription from the attending physician, since it has some side effects and moreover the cancer drugs are not dispensed through Ibn Sina Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to what was mentioned in the circulating video clip, the head of the medical staff in the hospital met the patient and his sister and the issued was discussed.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Ministry appreciates adherence to the specific controls for the dispensing of medicines, calling for truthfulness and accuracy before publishing any news reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Health has issued a statement on what has been published about refusal to dispense medicine to a patient suffering from cancer and is being treated at the Ibn Sina Hospital. 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