Closing time of hospital pharmacies to be revised: Taposh

The order to close down hospital pharmacies by 2:00am may be reviewed and reconsidered following the requirements of the hospital authorities, said Dhaka South City Corporation  Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh yesterday.

DSCC earlier ordered the hospital pharmacies to shut by 2:00am considering the emergencies at the hospitals, which is rational, he told reporters after inaugurating a foot bridge in Azimpur.

The move came as part of the government's austerity measures that include rationing of electricity amid fuel crisis. DSCC will consider extending the closing time of the hospital pharmacies or keeping those open for 24 hours following a written request from the hospitals, said the mayor.