Health trade unionist Ravi Kumudesh says in addition to the existing fuel and gas queues, there is a risk of queues forming to purchase medicines in future.
Kumudesh warned that if such a situation arises, the country will be in a worse position opposed to the fuel and gas queues.
Speaking to media, Kumudesh said there is a severe risk of a medicine shortage emerging in the near future due to the inability to open Letters of Credit for the purchase of medicines.
He revealed of a shortage of 60 medicines, adding that the increase in medicine prices by 28 percent was just the beginning and claimed a monopoly will be created in the near future.
Kumudesh said doctors will be forced to decide on treatment patterns based on the availability of medicines.
He added medicines will now be imported through the Indian Credit Line adding only 20 percent of the medicine demand can be met through this.
Kumudesh noted 80 percent of essential special medicines are imported and charged that state hospitals will run out of such medicines forcing patients to obtain them from pharmacies thereby creating more queues.
