According to the 2021 Auditor’s General Report, the inadequacy and erratic supply of Psychotropic medicines in hospitals is hampering the treatment of mental health patients across the country.
The report said: “we found that Central Medical Stores (CMS) was unable to supply the quantities of psychotropic drugs requested by the three main psychiatric hospitals. We tested the availability of a sample of the commonly used drugs at the three psychiatric hospitals and found that the Central Medical Stores was unable to meet the requirements of the hospitals in each of the four years of the audit period. Table 3 shows the quantities of psychotropic medicine requested by the three psychiatric hospitals and the actual quantities of the Central Medical Stores.
Section 57 (4) of the Mental Health Act, 2012 (Act 846) requires that every person with a mental disorder to have access to psychotropic drugs ( drugs for the treatment of mental illness) as well as any psychosocial rehabilitative care where necessary.
However, the report says it is expected that the Mental Health Authority (MHA) make available psychotropic medicines at all levels of treatment for mental health patients to improve treatment conditions.
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