No matter how difficult it is, we must find a way to get the medicine. Are we going to just watch the patient lose his life because he cannot get effective treatment?
As a doctor, this is absolutely intolerable. This is not sainthood, it is basic medical ethics.
Chen Xia spent the entire morning trying to figure out how to get oseltamivir without arousing suspicion. This required weaving a ton of lies, which was giving him a headache.
Gu Lin couldn't stand Chen Xia scratching her head anymore.
"Hey, are you having hemorrhoids? Why haven't you sat down properly all morning?"
"You have hemorrhoids. I'm worried about a few people with severe flu symptoms."
"There's no point in worrying. Doctor Liu privately said that the amantadine isn't working. These three young people are in very critical condition. Old Ren has already issued a critical illness notice."
The two were still chatting when they suddenly heard a shrill cry coming from Ren Yuanfei's office, which scared everyone.
Chen Xia ran over quickly and saw the mother of the 17-year-old patient in bed 23 kneeling in front of Ren Yuanfei, crying and begging the doctor to save her child. She could not accept the reality that a cold took her son's life.
Everyone was speechless when they saw this. Head Nurse Ding supported the mother and patiently comforted her, while Ren Yuanfei had a sympathetic look on his face and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Chen Xia couldn't help but stepped forward and said, "Master, do you remember the foreign anti-flu virus drug I mentioned a few days ago?"
Ren Yuanfei nodded blankly, not knowing what his young disciple wanted to say.
"I have a way to get it, but I have to go to the provincial capital."
Ren Yuanfei's eyes lit up. "Didn't you say that this medicine is only available abroad? Don't we have it in China?"
"There are some in China, but they're hard to get. I have some special channels in Lin'an that might be able to get them, so I want to try."
Chen Xia was fooling people. He figured it out. Since there was no Internet now, it was almost impossible to directly contact foreign countries from China. So he could fool the doctors and patients in China and make it a little mysterious. The risk should not be too big.
Do they still have the opportunity to verify it abroad?
The mother finally understood. It turned out that there was a special medicine to treat her son's disease. She grabbed Chen Xia like a drowning person grabbing a life-saving straw and said in a trembling voice:
"Doctor, doctor, please help my son. I'll give you whatever you need."
Chen Xia glanced at his master, and Ren Yuanfei said calmly:
"If you really have a way to get this special medicine, go ahead and try it. If anything goes wrong, Master will take care of it for you."
If a hospital pharmacy is short of a certain drug that is urgently needed, the patient's family can be allowed to purchase it themselves. This situation still exists in 2020, so it is not considered a violation of regulations.
When Chen Xia heard that Master was so responsible, he said to the patient's mother:
"There are two things I want to make clear. First, your son's condition is critical. I can't guarantee whether the medicine will be effective, but I can say there's a good chance.
Second, the drugs are imported, their source cannot be disclosed, and the cost is not cheap. If you can accept these two points, I will go to the provincial capital to find a solution."
That mother also risked her life,
"Director Ren just talked to me about this. I've made up my mind. If I try, there's still hope for my son. If I don't, he'll definitely die. I'm willing to give it a try."
"Okay, I'll go to the train station right now, and you should hurry back and prepare the money."
Chen Xia doesn't want to be a saint. If the medicine is provided for free, will you provide it for free if you meet a similar patient again in the future?
How many are free?
What if one day Chen Xia no longer wants to give away medicine for free, will he be cursed or even reported?
Human nature cannot stand the test. This is how gratitude is rewarded and hatred is repaid.
Therefore, the rules must be set from the beginning. If you want Chen Xia's medicine, you can pay for it, and it won't be too cheap, and the quantity cannot be too large.
Chen Xia felt that he could not save all mankind, and it was not his responsibility as a small doctor.
It was noon at this time, and Ren Yuanfei personally rode his bicycle to take Chen Xia to the train station.
There is a direct train from Ke Town to the provincial capital, and the train takes more than an hour to reach the town, which is more than 40 kilometers away.
On the way, Ren Yuanfei was still instructing his apprentice:
"Chen Xia, although you were a bit reckless today, Master is still very happy that you didn't stand by and watch someone die. Don't worry, Master will help you if anything happens. I also want to see if this oseltamivir is really as magical as you say."
"Master, let me be honest. This medicine is not brought into our country through formal channels. If anyone knows about it, it will be illegal. So please keep it a secret for me for now."
"I see. No wonder you're being so mysterious. Didn't the old folks say it doesn't matter if the cat is black or white, as long as it can catch mice, it's a good cat. As long as it can cure the disease and save lives, it doesn't matter where the medicine comes from."
"Master, you should be transferred to work in the central government. With your open-minded thinking, our country's reform and opening up will surely be accelerated."
"Okay, I'll call the old man tomorrow and tell him I want to work at the central government and ask for his approval."
Hahaha, both the master and the disciple were in a good mood at this moment.
The tickets were successfully purchased at the train station, and the patient's family promptly brought 200 yuan, which was the money they could gather in the shortest time.
Chen Xia nodded, without saying whether it was a lot or a little, and just put the money in his bag, waved goodbye, and got on the train.
He went to the provincial capital just to pretend and act mysterious so that people would not suspect the source of the drugs in the future.
However, this time it was emergency medicine, so Chen Xia didn't dare to delay too long. After leaving the train station, he just went to a nearby grocery store and bought some food and snacks.
While buying biscuits, Chen Xia discovered that there were small cream cakes for sale at the snack counter.
When he thought of Gu Lin's greedy look, he smiled and bought all eight cakes.
After replenishing his "space food warehouse", Chen Xia boarded the return train.
On the way back, he went to the bathroom, locked the door, and entered the space hospital. He took out a box of "Tamiflu" from the pharmacy, put the capsules into a transparent, unmarked glass bottle, and then threw the medicine box back into the space.
There was so much information on the medicine boxes, including the manufacturer and expiration date, that if someone discovered it, it would be a disaster. Therefore, Chen Xia established a rule that all medicine boxes must be recycled.
When they returned to the hospital, it was already dark. Ren Yuanfei and the patient's family were waiting in the hospital.
Everyone else went home after get off work, but what surprised Chen Xia was that Gu Lin didn't leave either. When she saw Chen Xia come in, there was a flash of surprise in her eyes.
Under normal circumstances, Chen Xia would have teased her, but today the situation was special and saving people was the most important thing.
"Master, I'm back."
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