Chapter 338: Chapter 338 Temporary Termination of Procurement
"Are you saying that your hospital is also aware of this drug? That means, you suspect that there’s nothing wrong with it, right?"
"Yes, there shouldn’t be a problem. Hasn’t it already undergone clinical trials? I think the issue shouldn’t be serious. Another thing is that your case is just a sudden isolated incident, you can’t completely attribute it to the drug, can you?"
"My patient, I understand him best. Thus, I am clearer about his health condition than anyone else. At this time, his condition must be related to the medication he’s been taking. I just looked at the components of the drug, and I feel that there are some problems with the ingredients. So, I need to go back and study it more carefully."
"Doctor Liu, am I hearing you correctly? You understand pharmacology as well? Previously, I only knew of your exceptional medical skills, that you’re a Divine Doctor, but I didn’t expect you to have such a deep understanding of pharmaceuticals as well. It seems I really underestimated you."
"Director Xiao, take my advice—if the deal hasn’t been fully negotiated yet, you’d better wait a bit. Don’t let the hospital start using the drug in large quantities, and then deal with critical symptoms in clinical patients. Can your hospital really take on that responsibility?"
What Liu Zheng said was no mere scaremongering. In this situation, Director Xiao was not willing to bear such a stigma either. After all, the matter was too significant for one person to decide on their own.
"Okay, I understand. I’ll consult with the hospital’s leaders as soon as possible to see what they decide. If it’s possible, it would be better not to use it for now. What do you plan to do next?"
"I want to go over there and take a look at their sales situation, then go back and understand it better. Besides, if there are no issues with the patients there, you can arrange for their families to leave with them. I’ll head directly back to the village after I return from town, and I’ll take over the follow-up treatment."
"Alright, I understand. I’ll make arrangements now."
After explaining everything to Director Xiao, Liu Zheng followed him out of the room.
"Uncle, how is Uncle doing?"
Upon entering, he saw his uncle’s brain seemed to be moving slightly, and this state appeared to be much better than before.
"Xiao Zheng, what’s happened to me? Where am I?"
"Sure enough, it had an immediate effect. Now, he can talk to himself. Although his speech is a bit slow, this is all normal. Give it a few more days, and he should be completely recovered."
"Uncle, don’t worry. You’ve received timely treatment. How do you feel? Is there any discomfort in your body? If so, tell me quickly."
"No, aside from feeling a little dizzy, there’s nothing else uncomfortable."
"Okay, Uncle. In a while, I will call Erzhu in and have you sent to the village by car. I will send you some medicines tomorrow after I go back. Take them on time, and you should rest in bed for three days. After that, you should be able to get out of bed."
"Okay, okay, I got it."
After making sure that Erzhu and his family were settled in the hospital, Liu Zheng left. He then headed towards the east side of the town.
Before he approached the pharmacy, Liu Zheng heard loudspeakers continuously broadcasting promotions for a new drug—was this the same one they had recommended to Erzhu?
Curious, Liu Zheng walked up to the entrance where a few employees, wearing banners, were handing out flyers. They walked over and placed a flyer in Liu Zheng’s hand.
Liu Zheng looked down and studied it carefully; indeed, the benefits touted were numerous, almost as if it were a panacea, claiming to be effective for various geriatric diseases.
"Are these drugs really that miraculous?"
"Of course, these drugs have undergone clinical trials and are produced by a formal manufacturer. There’s absolutely no problem. It’s a new development, and many who have used it saw immediate effects."
"Alright, how much for a box?"
"The market price is 139, but we have a promotion right now—139 yuan for two boxes. If you buy two boxes, we’ll give you two extra for free."
"I don’t need that many. Right now, I want the elderly to try it first, to see if there’s any effect after taking it. If there is, I will certainly come back for more."
"Oh, you need just one box then? In that case, we can offer you a group purchase price of 99 yuan. How’s that? One box only lasts a day, after which there’s no more medicine left."
"Fine, I understand. Give me one box for now. I’ll see how it goes and then decide whether to buy more."
As he spoke, Liu Zheng followed the employee into the shop, got a box of the unopened medicine, paid 99 yuan, took the goods, and went back to his own clinic again.
He unfolded the packaging layer by layer, examining the white tablets inside. Surely the composition had to be carefully considered.
Liu Zheng had a special ability to discern the ingredients of a drug by taste. If they were mixed, he only needed to identify the mixed medicines to understand everything else.
He took out the medicine, gently ground it into powder with a grinder, and then, with the instruction sheet in hand, he began to meticulously check against the listed ingredients.
Although they were all blended together, separating them was not difficult for Liu Zheng. So, in just a few minutes, Liu Zheng had identified eight herbal ingredients that fully matched. However, according to the packaging, three other herbal ingredients were supposed to be included, which Liu Zheng couldn’t identify at all.
This meant that there was some false advertising; some of the things mentioned were not present at all.
