India has agreed to supply a vital drug in short supply in Sri Lanka for post surgery treatment for the injured soldiers, according to media reports.
Nimal Siripala De Silva , Sri Lankan Health Minister, told the Sri Lankan Parliament that India has agreed to supply peathadine, a vital pain killer medicine used post surgery, for the injured Sri Lankan soldiers.
Responding to concern raised by Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) over the shortage of the drug in the country, Minister De Silva admitted that there was a shortage of this drug in hospitals in Anuradhapura due to problems in importing it.
"Fresh stock of this medicine is due to come from India in the next few days," he said.
Peathadine, is classed as a narcotic and is administered to patients post surgery as an anaesthetic. The drug requires special regulations for importing it.
