Thread by @CKyobutungi

About a year ago, one tablet of Hydroxychloroquine in UG shot up to 6000 Shs because people emptied all the pharmacies and stocked it up presumably to treat COVID19 (IF they got it). The price later decreased to 5000, then 3000.......

*1 USD = ~ 3600 UG Shs

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Meanwhile they are people who need Hydroxychloroquine to treat chronic joint conditions. For many of these, the drug became out of reach, so for months they were suffering with severe joint pains

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As we speak, the price is now UG Shs 130!!! That's 46 times cheaper than at the peak of the scramble. Imagine what people with chronic joint were going through.
In spite of a brutal second wave, the drug seems to have flown under the radar.

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I see the same scramble for medicines as people stock up (just in case) or even start treatment when they are not sick, presumably to prevent getting infected.

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Leave the Azithromycin and Zinc for those who actually need it

One more thing: Think about those pharmacies who sold you a drug that costs almost nothing for up to 46 times the normal price. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

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