Jan Aushadhi Generic Drug Store, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh 05.03.10 Dr. Nimma Satyanarayana, Medical Superintendent, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad-500 082 (Dr. Ramesh-Mob: 09490295036) Nizam Institute of Medical Science Dr. Nimma Satyanarayana, Medical Superintendent, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad-500 082
On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 5:15 PM, anikode subramaniam <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Mr. S.Chander. > > I saw the ad and tried to locate the address in Hyderabad but could not.How > do > I get the address.Can you help me please? > > A.K.Subramaniam. > > --- On *Wed, 5/5/10, S Chander <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: S Chander <[email protected]> > Subject: [Thatha_Patty] JAN AUSHADHI - QUALITY MEDICINES AT AFFORDABLE > PRICES > To: "thatha_patty" <[email protected]>, "thatha patty" < > [email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 7:15 PM > > > > > > Press Information Bureau > Government of India > > Wednesday, April 28, 2010 > *Pharmaceutical* ** > > > > JAN AUSHADHI - QUALITY MEDICINES AT AFFORDABLE PRICES > > P.K. Mohanty** > ------------------------------ > > > 17:34 IST > > > > Over the years, India has developed a strong capability in producing > generic medicines in almost all the therapeutic categories. These medicines > are being sold mostly as branded medicines which pushes up the retail price > of these medicines. There is still a large population of poor people in the > country which finds it difficult to afford these medicines. In fact access > to quality health care is a challenge in a developing country like India. > According to NSO estimates, upto 79% cost of health care in rural areas is > due to cost of medicines. This problem gets further aggravated as upto 80% > of expenditure on health care is out-of-pocket. With 65% of India’s > population not having access to modern health care (WHO estimates 2008) the > entire problem is compounded several times. > > *Unbranded Generic Medicines Vs Branded Medicines* > > Access to quality medicines at affordable prices is a key challenge for the > Government. In this connection the prices of branded medicines are generally > higher than generic medicines due to various reasons inter-alia including > branded drugs having patent protection and a number of drugs having limited > regulation through the Drug Prices Control Order, 1995 etc,. *A sample > comparison of some of the prices,* shows the vast difference between the > Generics Price and the Market price. Therefore, making available medicines > at affordable prices has been taken up by the newly created Department of > Pharmaceuticals. > > Name of salt > > Dosage > > Pack > > Market Price (Rs.) > > Generics Price (Rs.) > > Difference > > Antibiotic: Ciprofloxacin > > 250 mg > > 10 > > 55.00 > > 11.10 > > 5 times higher > > Pain Killer: Diclofenac > > 100 mg > > 10 > > 36.70 > > 3.50 > > 10 times higher > > Common Cold: Cetrizine > > 10 mg > > 10 > > 20.00 > > 2.75 > > 7 times higher > > Fever: Paracetamol > > 500 mg > > 10 > > 10.00 > > 2.45 > > 4 times higher > > Pain & Fever Nimesulide > > 100 mg > > 10 > > 25.00 > > 2.70 > > 9 times higher > > Cough syrup > > > 110 ml bottle > > 33.00 > > 13.30 > > 2.5 times higher > > *Jan Aushadhi Campaign* > > For fulfilment of this goal, a campaign in the name of ‘Jan Aushadhi > Campaign’ has been launched. The aim of this campaign is to make available > quality medicines at affordable prices for all, especially the poor and the > disadvantaged. Under this campaign, less priced quality unbranded generic > medicines will be made available through Jan Aushadhi stores which > inherently are less priced but are of same and equivalent quality, efficacy > and safety as compared to branded generic medicines. > > The generic medicines are being supplied in the first instance by the > Central Pharma PSUs which will ensure both quality and timely supply. > Medicines not available currently with the CPSUs will be sourced from > quality SME units. This will also give support to the Pharma SME sectored as > well as promote public-private partnership and avenues for achievement of > corporate social responsibilities geared towards affordable Medicare for the > masses. The Jan Aushadhi Campaign has now been formalized as Generic Drug > Scheme with the approval of the Planning Scheme. > > Under this Scheme, the State Government has to provide space in Government > Hospital premises for the running of the outlets (JAS). Government > hospitals, NGOs, Charitable Organisations and public societies like Red > Cross Society, Rogi Kalyan Samiti typically constituted for the purpose can > be operating agencies for the JAS. The operating agency for JAS is > nominated on the basis of the recommendations of the State government. > Operational > expenditure is met from trade margins admissible for the medicines. The > State Government has to ensure prescription of unbranded generic medicines > by the Government doctors. The Jan Aushadhi Programme is accordingly a self > sustaining business model not dependent on government subsidies or > assistance. It is run on the principle of *“Not for Profits but with > Minimal Profits”.* In order to encourage and provide the initial trigger > for above, it is envisaged that the Central Government would provide only a > one-time assistance of Rs. 2.00 lakhs as furnishing and establishment costs > and further Rs. 50,000 as one time start up cost to NGO etc,. setting up the > Jan Aushadhi Outlet. > > *Jan Aushadhi stores* > > The Jan Aushadhi Campaign of the Government is expected to make a > contribution by way of achieving the socio-economic goal of affordable > health are through ensuring availability of quality drugs at affordable > prices for all. At present, 231 medicines are being supplied in the 44 JAS > opened in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Orissa, Rajasthan, > Andhra Pradesh, Union Territories of Chandigarh and Delhi. > > The scheme is also expected to lead to reduction of state health > expenditure on branded medicines, more patient coverage, popularization of > the use of unbranded generic medicines which will bring down the actual > out-of-pocket costs of medicines for the common man due to wider > availability (at present only 2% of the total medicines supplied in the > market are unbranded medicines) and finally better and more affordable > health care driven by the reduction in costs of medicines as the majority > component of health care expenses. > > * * > > *People’s Participation* > > The assistance sought is for just one time facilitative incentive to the > Jan Aushadhi outlet operating agency which would be an NGO/Charitable > body/Cooperative body/health care driven societies like the Red Cross > Society/Rogi Kalyan Samiti, etc., who would do the actual operation of the > outlet on the principle of minimal profits obtained from the minimal margins > included in the cost of the medicine itself. There is no subsidy or > recurring assistance envisaged either by the State or the Central > Government. Cooperation of the State Governments is essential for locating > the outlets in the district hospital premises. The concern of the Members of > Parliament regarding the issue of availability of medicines at affordable > prices is being sought to be addressed under the Scheme. The Generic Drugs > Scheme is an attempt in this direction based on a viable business model not > requiring government subsidy. The programme does not envisage grant of any > upfront subsidy other than the assistance indicated above to provide some > support from the Government/BPPI to NGOs etc. > > *Benefits of the Scheme* > > The Jan Aushadhi Campaign will help: > > · Improve access to healthcare in as much as cost of treatment would come > down substantially. This would enable the Public Health System to increase > the coverage. > > · Secure a socio-economically viable mechanism/instituti onal arrangement > for efficacious sales of Pharma CPSU products, thereby improving their > viability. > > · Promote & encourage private industry to sell their quality unbranded > generic products through these retail outlets. > > · Ensuring successful implementation of the Jan Aushadhi campaign would > dispel the myth that quality of medicines is linked to price and demonstrate > that quality medicines can be sold at substantially lower prices. > > · Educate doctors that unbranded generic medicines provide a better option > that branded products since quality of generic medicines can be equally > efficacious and safe at much lower prices. > > · Create consumer awareness by involving private, charitable bodies and > NGOs by making them part of the campaign. > > · Reduce promotional cost and profits for the benefit of patients. > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ________ > RTS/HN > > *SS-84/SF-84/ 28.04.2010* > > > > *** Media and communication Officer, Press Information Bureau, New Delhi* > > > > __._,_.___ > Reply to > sender<[email protected]?subject=re:+%5BThatha_Patty%5D+JAN+AUSHADHI+-+QUALITY+MEDICINES+AT+AFFORDABLE+PRICES>| > Reply > to > group<[email protected]?subject=re:+%5BThatha_Patty%5D+JAN+AUSHADHI+-+QUALITY+MEDICINES+AT+AFFORDABLE+PRICES>| > Reply > via web > post<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thatha_Patty/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJyOGZpajFkBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE4OTk3Mzk4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNjAyNjA2NwRtc2dJZAMyMDcxNwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzEyNzM1MjY3NTY-?act=reply&messageNum=20717>| > Start > a New > Topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thatha_Patty/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJma2M1cmUxBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE4OTk3Mzk4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNjAyNjA2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzEyNzM1MjY3NTY-> > Messages in this > topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thatha_Patty/message/20690;_ylc=X3oDMTM3N3Q0MWx1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE4OTk3Mzk4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNjAyNjA2NwRtc2dJZAMyMDcxNwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzEyNzM1MjY3NTYEdHBjSWQDMjA2OTA->( > 2) > Recent Activity: > > - New > Members<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thatha_Patty/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJnMjV0MGpmBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE4OTk3Mzk4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNjAyNjA2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxMjczNTI2NzU2?o=6> > 2 > > Visit Your > Group<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thatha_Patty;_ylc=X3oDMTJmN2FiZ2s2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE4OTk3Mzk4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNjAyNjA2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEyNzM1MjY3NTY-> > > > **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** > > > Visit following to see uploaded files related to religious and informative > files uploaded. > > http://groups.google.co.in/group/thatha_patty?hl=en > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thatha_Patty/ > > _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________- > > MARKETPLACE > > Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get > the Yahoo! 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