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‘Chemists must display generic medicines’
Why it is in news?
- Soon chemists across the country will have to prominently display generic medicines — medicines that are off-patent, locally manufactured and much cheaper than the original formulations they’re based on in a dedicated rack in their shops.
- The push for generic medicines has been growing since Prime Minister Narendra Modi, last April said the government was contemplating a law requiring doctors to prescribe generics.
- The Indian Medical Association has also supported the push for generics.
- However, doctors and pharmaceutical associations have mixed opinions.
- Several manufacturers of generic drugs didn’t meet quality standards.
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