With the main objective of minimizing the inconvenience of patients in the pharmacies of public hospitals, OKYπY was given instructions for the implementation of specific actions, which we expect to contribute directly to the simplification of procedures.
As of 4/5/2023, the boxes from which patients will receive their medicines will be reduced from three to two. This will be achieved by issuing special badges. Patients will be able to obtain in advance as many vouchers as they wish, so that they will not be required to visit the cash registers of public hospitals every time they obtain medicines and consumables from pharmacies. The new procedure will be as follows. The patient will go to Box 1 where he/she will obtain the vouchers, pay the refill amount and receive the prescription.
2. The prescription will be delivered to the 2nd box where the patient will pick up the medication.
It is also noted that the Ministry of Health, in cooperation with the OCYPY, will consider the possibility of further simplifying the process through the service of the public hospital pharmacies from two to one box.
Finally, efforts will be made to ensure that chronic patients obtain their medication on a bi-monthly rather than monthly basis.
Finally, efforts will be made to ensure that chronic patients obtain their medication on a bi-monthly rather than monthly basis. This will become possible after the OAS adopts certain modifications to its software. This arrangement will help to minimise the inconvenience for chronic patients and reduce crowding in the pharmacies of public hospitals.
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