Centre-run hospitals asked to prescribe generic medicines only: Union Health Minister
New Delhi, Jul 21 (PTI) The government aims to open 10,000 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) by March to improve the common man’s access to generic medicines, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told the Lok Sabha on Friday.
Till June 30, 9,512 PMBJKs have been opened across the country.
The Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002 prescribes that every physician should prescribe drugs with generic names legibly and preferably in capital letters, he said in a written response to a question in the House.
