Generic medication with the same therapeutic value is fully available for children, Health Minister Thanos Plevris said on Wednesday, seeking to reassure parents about shortages, particularly of inhalers and syrups, ANA reports.
In a press conference, the health minister said, “I understand parents’ concerns, and what I am saying is that there is full availability of medication – not necessarily original drugs, but generic ones with the same therapeutic value.”
Plevris said that in the last few months, there was a 25% to 30% rise in specific drugs due to a significantly higher number of infections. The major shortages were registered mostly in antifever medication, antibiotics, and pulmonary-related ailments, particularly in inhalers and syrups, as well as in children’s medication, he said. distribution and availability would improve after the holidays with “no economic burden to citizens,” he asserted.
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