September, i like the sound of September month. But, for this September, i feel times go slowly. Someone said that if you feel times go very slowly, it means that you're not enjoying your time. Maybe this is right, a lot of time i don't feel good. But still there's a good one, beside some not. Good, i mean there's Ied Mubarak and i have 'quality time' with my family in this moment tough only 2 days holiday. One's that i think not really good is i got sick, and almost 2 weeks untill now, i still feel that i don't get fit enough. This past week, i often got nausea and then throw up of course. Whereas, i have a lot of training to do and of course very much jobs to do (so now, they (jobs) wait for me to finish it), beside i do have a dream to be reached, to be prepared and sadly have to be hung up.
What's worst about this sickness thing, i realize more and more that 'Medication Practice' in Indonesia is tragic or call it's sad and depressing. We know that drugs could be generic, branded, or patent. And i know there's no differences between generic or branded (of course if the drugs have the generic one). They have the same content, but in branded one, you put the brand on it. If we can get drugs with same effect because their same content, why should peoples pay very expensive for (branded) drugs? My point is patients have rights to know and to choose their drugs. Doctor writes the receipt for the drugs with any brands without asking patients whether patients want to choose or capable to pay generic or branded one. When patients come to pharmacy they'll get shock with the payment. It's oke when it comes to affluent one, how if it comes to poor one?
I got true experience on this situation in this sickness thing, i got a lot medications. Then when i came to Pharmacy, i got shock with the number of rupiah. I'm not that really smart one in the college, but i know enough about drugs, I asked what's the content of the drugs and etc. And for only that antibiotic, analgesic, antiinfluenza, etc, it's not the worth number (and later i guess it's not the right prescription for my indication). I asked for the generic one, it's available, and of course the cost is less half from the branded one. See? why didn't give me generic one straightly? (asked my self pretending don't know what's behind,haha)
In a news, i read that in Indonesia, even generic, still the most expensive in Asia. Oh well, is it all about we import all the raw materials? hmm, i doubt that..
This piece of thought is sounding in my head, maybe i know nothing about it all, just asking why oh why. Give me time to learn the answer and later hope i could participate to share in health area, as part of my dream.
-grumble in the night and part of learning by doing-
