Under the Jan Aushadhi Campaign of the Department of Pharmaceuticals, 319 generic medicines, in various dosage forms, covering various therapeutic categories are under the range of supply through Jan Aushadhi Stores, spread over eleven States/UT. The Department is regularly reviewing the progress of the Jan Aushadhi Campaign, particularly availability of medicines and coverage of the therapeutic categories.
The generic drugs being sold at the Jan Aushadhi Stores are equivalent in terms of efficacy, potency and bio-availability as that of the branded medicines. However, in terms of prices, generic medicines are much cheaper as compared to the branded medicines.
All State Governments have been requested to open Jan Aushadhi Stores in their respective States for which all necessary assistance in terms of financial assistance and medicines are being provided by the Department through Bureau of Pharma Public Sector Undertakings of India (BPPI).
This information was given by the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Shri Srikant Kumar Jena in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
The generic drugs being sold at the Jan Aushadhi Stores are equivalent in terms of efficacy, potency and bio-availability as that of the branded medicines. However, in terms of prices, generic medicines are much cheaper as compared to the branded medicines.
All State Governments have been requested to open Jan Aushadhi Stores in their respective States for which all necessary assistance in terms of financial assistance and medicines are being provided by the Department through Bureau of Pharma Public Sector Undertakings of India (BPPI).
This information was given by the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Shri Srikant Kumar Jena in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Source:-PIB
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