Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, today, indicated that his Government may bring in a legal framework, under which doctors have to prescribe generic drugs to patients.

These generic medicines, will in turn be cheaper than the equivalent branded drugs, said Modi. The Modi Government, brought in a health policy, after some 15 years, and capped the prices of medicines and stents. This indeed has angered some pharmaceutical companies.

Speaking at the inauguration of a charitable hospital, in Gujarat, Modi further encouraged the wealthy people to come forward and contribute towards the health care of the needy people. This country has been developed by the power of people, and not by the kings and leaders alone, said Modi.

“Doctors write prescriptions in such a way, that poor people do not understand the handwriting, and he has to buy that medicine from private stores at high prices,” Mr Modi said.

“We will bring in a legal framework by which if a doctor writes a prescription, he has to write in a way that it will be enough for patients to buy generic medicines and he not any other medicine,” he said.

Modi further pointed out that, “In our country, India, the doctors and hospitals are scarce, and medicines are expensive. If an individual in a family falls ill, then it disturbs the financial health of the family. He cannot buy a house, nor cannot conduct the marriage of his daughter,”

“The Government should hold the responsibility of every individual getting health services at minimal prices,” Modi said.

“The prices of 700 medicines were capped so that poor people get medicines at reasonable rates when they face grave diseases,” Modi said. “We have also capped the prices of stents used in heart ailments.”

He said the government has implemented the “Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Pariyojna”, where people can get generic medicines from stores at reasonable rates.

Modi also stressed on preventive health care saying if people adopt it, they will not have to visit hospitals.

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