No, when Stephen wrote his first post, he referred to drugs which were
no longer available in that country. I didn't know it was Zimbabwe! I
think that it remains a reasonable option, when the patient has
presumably got his drugs in his own country up to now and presumably
done ok on them, to check if there are alternatives available. It is one
option. Perhaps there is no point at all in trying to get any BP drugs
in Zimbabwe if there is a high risk of them being fake or toxic but we
don't know all the details here. Perhaps he has a reliable supplier but
the supplier just can't get hold of his usual.
Declan
<<Declan Fox wrote:
> What are the antihypertensives and is there any compelling reason why
the patient should not change to drugs which are available his country?
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,532066,00.html
" All too often, though, they are ineffective or even toxic copies of
brand-name drugs used to treat cancer, hypertension, diabetes, malaria
and AIDS.
Most fake drugs come from India and China. An international network of
dealers distributes them, usually in developing countries. Nigeria,
considered one of the most important centers in the pirated drug trade,
set a sad record a few years ago when, according to studies, up to 70
percent of all drugs in the country were found to be fake."
So if you where living in similar conditions where would you try to
source your medicines?
Jeff >>
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