NEW medication is now available under the revised Chronic Disease Assistance Programme (CDAP), effective October 1. The new drugs will help patients with heart problems, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, depression and other issues.

The added drugs will include Losartan Potassium 50mg tablets, Clopidogrel Bisulphate 75mg tablets, Risperidone 2mg tablets, Sertraline 50mg tablets and Rosuvastatin 20mg tablets.

The additions come after Health Minister Dr Lackram Bodoe commissioned a CDAP Review Committee on June 5, aiming to assess the programme’s clinical, operational, and financial performance.