The Ministry of Health Brings Hundreds of Antidote to Acute Kidney Failure, Governor Heru: Sent to DKI Jakarta Hospital as Needed

Acting Governor of DKI Heru Budi met Minister of Transportation Budi Karya (Photo: DOK VOI/Diah Ayu)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono said that his party had coordinated with the Ministry of Health regarding the distribution of antidote or antidote for atypical progressive acute kidney failure cases.

"Antidot has been coordinated by the Ministry of Health and of course sent to the hospital according to the direction of the Health Service", said Heru at the DKI Jakarta DPRD Building, Thursday, October 27.

Shortly, hundreds of vials of this antidote of the fomepizole type will arrive in Indonesia. Upon arrival, the DKI Health Office will immediately submit a request for the number of doses of the drug according to the needs and number of patients.

"The distribution will be direct to the hospital according to need, according to the number of patients. In general, they should not give. Of course, we will see which one is more. Here (Jakarta) is the Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM)", said Heru.

Previously, a Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, Mohammad Syahril, said that Indonesia had received 200 vials of the antidote Fomepizole, a donation from a Japanese pharmaceutical company called Takeda.

"The medicine will come next week. We will immediately distribute it to government hospitals", said Syahril at a press conference in Jakarta.

Hundreds of vials of antidote from Japan were also followed by an additional 70 vials of Fomepizole from Singapore. The government has given the drug Fomepizole to the Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) Jakarta.

As many as 10 of the 11 patients with acute kidney disease their condition gradually improved after receiving the drug while in the hospital.

From the results of laboratory tests, the ethylene glycol (EG) levels of the 10 children were no longer detectable. They can already pass urine.

Syahril said that the government gave the drug-free of charge to patients suffering from acute kidney disorders due to consuming syrup drugs which were suspected to be contaminated with the chemical compounds ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol.

"This drug is completely provided free of charge or unpaid to patients as part of the government's responsibility to handle cases of acute kidney disorders", he said.