Early the next morning, Old Man Zhang went straight to the hospital.
This tertiary hospital is not far nearby. He often goes for reexamination and is already familiar with it.
As soon as you entered the outpatient hall, you saw a conspicuous round counter, which is the hospital's guidance desk. Two nurses were sitting there, accepting inquiries from patients.
Old man Zhang had just prescribed the medicine and didn't want to waste money on registering again. He rolled his eyes and ran to the consultation desk first.
He took out two boxes of antihypertensive pills he had been taking from his pocket and asked seriously.
"Hello, I would like to ask, where can I withdraw the medicine? Should I go directly to the pharmacy to withdraw it? Or should I go to the doctor first?"
The person who received him was a young girl. She had never heard such a request before and was stunned.
"Withdrawal?"
"Yeah, look at the imported antihypertensive drug I'm taking. Didn't the news say it has the potential to cause cancer? So this drug is terrible to take. I've already changed to other drugs. Otherwise, the medicine I prescribed before will be useless. Now, can I return it?"
The little nurse took it in confusion, looked at it and said, "Is this medicine prescribed by our hospital?"
"Of course, I can still deceive you." Old Man Zhang took out the medical records and payment receipts after a few clicks.
The little nurse compared them and confirmed that they were patients and medicines from her own hospital. She couldn't help but feel confused.
She had never seen anything like this before and quickly asked the middle-aged nurse next to her.
After the two of them chatted for a while, the middle-aged nurse came over, returned the case and receipt to Old Man Zhang, and said with a straight face.
"Sorry, once the medicine is sold, it cannot be returned or exchanged."
Old man Zhang was very dissatisfied: "Why? This medicine obviously has quality problems, and the doctor also changed the medicine for me, indicating that it is indeed inappropriate to continue taking it. Then why can't I return it? Do I keep it for collection?"
The middle-aged nurse still insisted: "This is the hospital's rule."
Old Man Zhang said angrily: "What kind of bullshit regulations is this? Is there a quality problem? Isn't it possible to return it even if something goes wrong?"
He yelled loudly: "Who ordered it? I want to see him. Where are your leaders? Ask him to come over."
The little nurse comforted her in a soft voice: "Uncle, this is not only a rule of the hospital, but also a rule of the country. Once the medicine is sold, it cannot be returned or exchanged. This way, there are traces to follow and mistakes can be avoided when returning."
"Drugs can only be returned or exchanged under two circumstances. One is that the patient's medicine is harmful to his condition and can only be returned after obtaining the doctor's permission. The other is that the medicine has quality problems. This quality problem is not determined by us. Generally, it is like yours. In this case, the pharmaceutical company or the Food and Drug Administration needs to recall the drug before we can handle the return."
"You want to withdraw the medicine now, but we really can't handle it. Otherwise, you can contact the manufacturer and ask if they have recalled this batch of medicine."
"We can only return you if there is a recall notice from the manufacturer, and the returned drugs must be specially kept and strictly inspected. If they are returned to the manufacturer through the original channels, the whole process is very strict and must be legal and compliant. No. You can return it just by asking.”
After the little nurse explained this, Old Man Zhang's anger suddenly disappeared.
He is not an unreasonable person. Since it is so troublesome for the hospital to withdraw the medicine, it is indeed more appropriate to contact the manufacturer first.
Old man Zhang nodded: "Okay, I'll contact the manufacturer first. If there are any questions, I'll come back."
He returned home with his things and carefully looked through the packaging of the antihypertensive medicine, looking for the manufacturer's phone number.
This is an irbesartan tablet from the Gallic pharmaceutical giant Sanofi. It comes in a box of 28 tablets and costs about 130 yuan.
He has been taking antihypertensive drugs for more than ten years. He needs to take two pills every day to control his blood pressure, so he uses two boxes every month.
There are also domestically produced generic versions of this drug, but he couldn't lower his blood pressure after taking domestically produced drugs. Later, the doctor prescribed him this foreign imported drug, which was very effective. Even if he took it for a long time, his blood pressure was a little low, but it wasn't a big problem.
During this period, I also considered changing to other medicines, but I had to try it again and get used to it. I couldn't find a better medicine for a while, so I continued to take it for many years.
When the cancer-causing news first came out, he was frightened. After all, cancer is much more serious than high blood pressure.
He immediately did not dare to take any more, and upon the doctor's recommendation, he switched to Sanqing's antihypertensive drugs.
However, there was still a knot in his heart, and he was always a little anxious.
Although I have been taking this medicine for so many years and there are no problems, it is still unknown whether the possibility of getting cancer has been greatly increased.
What if the chance of getting cancer is greatly increased? What should I do if I get cancer in two years?
No, you have to ask the pharmaceutical company for clarification and an explanation.
If there is any hidden danger, he will definitely file a lawsuit to make the pharmaceutical company pay compensation.
Soon I found a phone number on the packaging of the medicine.
This medicine was imported and packaged in a domestic branch, and its detailed address is shown in Hangzhou.
Old man Zhang made up his mind that if he couldn't get a satisfactory answer, he would take his fellow patients with him to seek justice.
The consultation hotline was dialed, and a sweet female voice sounded.
"Hello, what kind of questions do you want to ask?"
"The news says that your company's irbesartan tablets have been recalled overseas, but what about in China? When will they be recalled?"
The customer service voice stopped for a moment and then returned to normal, speaking very politely.
"Hello sir, it's like this. We haven't received any news in this regard. Domestic sales will not be affected for the time being. If you are worried, you can follow our official account and we will issue the latest notice."
"Don't talk so much nonsense, let me ask you, has this medicine been recalled abroad?"
The customer service said with some guilt: "Domestic companies are not very clear about this situation. Please pay attention to the news and company notices."
Old Man Zhang said angrily: "CCTV news said that your antihypertensive medicine has been recalled in places like Maple Leaf Country, Eagle Country, and Europa. I just want to confirm with you. Just tell the truth."
The customer service voice became cold: "Sorry, we have not received any notification in this regard."
After saying that, he actually hung up the phone.
Old man Zhang was stunned, and he was so angry that his orifices were filled with smoke, and he started to scream.
"Yes, we will recall you abroad but not at home. If you treat us so differently, I will definitely go to the group to expose your ugly face."
He typed angrily and posted what happened to him that day to the patient group.
There were several patients in the group who had just returned from the hospital to withdraw their medication, but as expected they were all rejected by the hospital.
But they hadn't called the pharmaceutical company yet. When they heard about Old Man Zhang's experience, they all suddenly became aggrieved.
"What the hell? This attitude is too bad."
"The news has come out, but they are so stubborn that they refuse to admit it."
"I'm going to the Food and Drug Administration to file a complaint against them for selling cancer-causing drugs and refusing to admit their mistake and recall them."
"No, I will also expose them online and let netizens across the country comment."
"I have an old classmate who works in self-media. I will contact him right away to help us denounce this unscrupulous pharmaceutical company."
"If you don't know how to do it, quickly ask your children to help, and be sure to vent your anger."
A group of middle-aged and elderly patients quickly called their children and asked them to post online to express their condemnation.
This matter was soon posted on Langbo, and combined with the previous news about cancer-causing antihypertensive drugs, it quickly became a hot topic.
Netizens were originally just curious about eating melons, but after reading the news about the recall of antihypertensive drugs, they found out.
This antihypertensive drug has been recalled in countries around the world, including but not limited to Eagle Country, Maple Leaf Country, Bull Country, etc.
Even recent news shows that Sanofi has recalled three high blood pressure drugs in batches in both Bang and Sakura countries.
The news made it clear that these three drugs all contain irbesartan, which has been found by regulatory authorities in many countries to be mixed with azide-based impurities, a potential carcinogen.
However, netizens searched left and right, looking all over, and even searched all over the Internet.
I just couldn't find any recall news in China.
All related news did not mention China at all.
It is as if China has completely disappeared from the earth.
No sign at all.
Combined with the cold reception received by patients on the phone.
Obviously, this recall has nothing to do with the country.
Cancer-causing antihypertensive drugs are being recalled around the world, but China is the only one missing.
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Netizens fell silent immediately.
Then, it was like water dripping into a pan of oil.
The entire Chinese Internet is boiling.
