PM Trudeau uncertain if Canada production more medicines to meet acute shortage
Ottawa: Canada is facing a shortage of children’s medicines, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he does not know that increasing domestic production of pharmaceuticals will be the right solution to this problem.
In an interview, he said that instead of domestic production of these medicines, the required quantity of medicines can also be obtained through reliable supply chains and agreements.
It is worth mentioning that for several months, there has been a shortage of painkillers for children in Canada.
On the other hand, due to the increase in the cases of respiratory virus and influenza, the lives of parents who are struggling to cure the fever and pain of the children have come in the fist.
The shortage of medicines is also leading to a demand to invest more in the production of essential medicines. But Trudeau says it won’t be the best use of taxpayers’ dollars. He said that he is trying his best to meet this shortage of medicines by adopting the best approach and, he will ask for medicines from any corner of the world, even if he has to ask for medicines.
The Canadian government is dependent on imports to meet the shortage of medicines. Health Canada has ordered 1.9 million vials of such drugs from abroad and more are yet to arrive.
A health spokesperson said that the government is using every tool to meet the shortage of these medicines. But in the meantime, a warning has been issued by the pharmacists that this import will not be enough.
