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Health facilities have stable medical supplies - Department of Health

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Health facilities have stable medical supplies - Department of Health The Department of Health (DoH) has assured South Africans that there is stable medical supply at public health facilities in several provinces across the country. The department explained that it is aware of concerns regarding medicines appearing to be out of stock, as well instances where “patients receive medicines that are different from those they have been issued with from health facilities”. “The department wishes to reassure the public that a change in the colour, shape, packaging or manufacturer of a medicine does not mean that the medicine itself has changed. “Public healthcare facilities procure medicines only from suppliers that meet stringent regulatory and quality standards. Where more than one approved supplier provides the same medicine, patients may receive products from different manufacturers over time. “Although these medicines may look different, they contain the same active ingredients, are of th

First report: Dept says medicine supplies in public health sector remain stable — sabcnews.com, 13d