Pattern of Local Purchase of Drugs at Lady Ridgeway Hospital Colombo – A Case Study

Abstract

Consultant may use the facility of local purchase of drugs for individual indoor patients and such purchases should only be done at the request of the consultant in writing. The Head of the Institution, after verifying that the drug in question is not available in the RMSD and MSD may approve such purchase. Such information is provided to the institutions by MSD via e-mail weekly. In addition, it is published through the Ministry of Health website (www. health.gov.lk). 33. Under the above scheme, consultants may request for local purchase of special items which are not included in the Sri Lanka Hospital Formulary or in the annual drug estimate but registered for use in the country. All requests for local purchases have to be made by the generic names only. (Circular No. 02-30/2003 of 19th May 2003.)