Vitamin A capsules are available widely in the market, but going towards extinction because many dont prescribe it. It is one of the cheapest tablets available now. <Rs.1 per capsule,the required course covers less than 10rs. Even many ophthalmologists dont prescribe them. I worked in Ophthal dept for a year in chennai ESI. ESI provided many costly drugs for patients, but Vit A not one of them.
I used to see xerophthalmia every day, but even after many requests, the ESI head could not provide buget for this. Hence we used to ask the patients to buy outside. It gives phenomenal relief to the patients once the lavels saturated. But many private eye specialists forget them. the "we are here" hospitals dont have vit a stocks, instead they prescribe w3 fatty acids for all patients for 3 months which cost rs.20 per capsule. In addition they give Lubricating drops in hifi model…