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Now, each block to get generic med store -Sushmi Dey

-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The government announced on Friday that 'Janaushadhi' stores will be opened in every block to make low-priced generic medicines available across the country.

The scheme is expected to create a "silent revolution" in achieving health security by providing affordable and quality medicines for all.

Union minister for chemicals & fertilizers Ananth Kumar said the government plans to open such stores so that doctors and pharmacists cannot push expensive branded medicines in the garb of unavailability of generic drugs.

The minister emphasised that it would now be mandatory for doctors to prescribe generic drugs prominently along with brand names or else they would attract action by the Medical Council of India.

He said the government is also contemplating changes in the Drugs & Cosmetics Act to create scope for chemists to substitute medicines prescribed by a doctor.

While the government is trying to make it legally binding on both doctors and pharmacists to sell generic medicines, it is important to bring in a legal framework. Kumar said by the end of 2017, more than 3000 'Janaushadhi' stores will be opened across the country.

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