(a) whether the Union Government proposes any new guidelines for
medical practitioners to prescribe generic names of medicines
instead of its brand names to minimize the prices of life saving
medicines;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) if no, the reason therefor;
(d) whether any awareness seminars have been conducted with
different social groups/citizen forums for educating the people about
the generic drugs; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE(INDEPENPENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND
PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS
AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI SRIKANT KUMAR JENA)
(a) to (e); The Government has from time to time been issuing repeated
circulars / instructions to all Central Government hospitals, CGHS dispensaries
and the State Governments for encouraging / motivating doctors to prescribe
generic medicines to the maximum extent possible. There has been media campaign
for promotion of generic medicines through Jan Aushaudhi.