Diabetics, the anger of pharmacists explodes at Eboli

Controversy and reactions continue for the damage caused to ebolitan diabetics. It is the mayor who throws water on the fire Mario Conte which yesterday received the governor’s commitment Vincenzo De Luca to revoke the provision that blocked assistance to diabetics in the Piana del Sele. «President De Luca(his deputy was also there Fulvio Bonavitacola) he committed to quickly unblock the resolution for the therapeutic plan also in the hospital in Eboli, not only in the health district. For the ranks in the Districts, De Lua is committed to strengthening the staff. We as the administration will follow the matter with great attention». Since May 1st, the Salerno Local Health Authority has prohibited the Eboli hospital from signing treatment plans and providing aids to diabetics. The strange dispute between offices has resulted in an outlay of money for patients: 80 euros per week to purchase the kit necessary for checks. In the dispute between bureaucrats, the patients lose out out of their own pockets.

The pharmacist intervenes on the issue Maria Giovanna Sena: «The new system for obtaining aids for diabetics is complicating life for patients and pharmacies. Before making this choice it was necessary to evaluate whether a small economic saving or a better service offered to citizens was more important. I have been working in a pharmacy for forty years now and have owned mine for some time, so I can affirm, without fear of contradiction, that the world of pharmacies has always taken responsibility for adopting the innovations that come from the national system and for ensure that these are received by its customers».

Some news, however: «not only do they put pharmacists in difficulty but they create serious inconvenience for citizens». The direct management of diabetic aids in the pharmacy represented a method that: «it guaranteed an optimal, fast and less complex service, especially for those who need to deal with measurements, strips, needles and lancets. Today the diabetic customer is forced to return to the pharmacy twice: first to order and then to collect it, hoping that the stores are stocked with the products. It happens that upon collection the patient has a smaller supply than he needs, finding himself forced to purchase what was previously provided free of charge and regularly. We ask that the problem be resolved as quickly as possible, because the pharmacy is an important health facility in the area and we have always been used to giving concrete and quick answers to citizens».