Generic drugs in hospitals not fit for purpose, Chinese doctors warn
Doctors report failing antibiotics, ineffective anaesthesia and powerless laxatives amid the race to cut drug costs.
“I’ve seen antibiotics that cause allergies, blood pressures that won’t go down, anaesthetised patients who won’t sleep.”
This is Dr Minhua Zheng talking about his experiences working as a surgeon in Shanghai, China and his fears that the drugs do not work anymore.
