Chief Minister Raman Singh has directed all the district collectors to ensure availability of generic medicines at the Government hospitals and Red Cross Society run medical stores.
Singh, in a video conference held from his residence office here on Sunday, asked all the district collectors to soon hold a meeting of the member doctors of Indian Medical Association (IMA) and representatives of the Chemist Associations to inform them about the directives issued by the State Government in this regard. The Chief Minister said that though there is no difference in the quality but generic medicines are cheap in comparison of branded medicines available in the market. He stressed on giving importance in usage of generic medicines and urged the doctors to recommend the same to their patients. Singh directed the district collectors to ensure availability of generic medicines at the Government hospitals and Red Cross Society run medical stores in adequate quantity. Besides, the Chief Minister asked the collectors to ensure availability of Rapid Diagnostic Kit in the government hospitals of their district and adopt new techniques to treat patients suffering from Malaria. He also stressed on using A.C.T. medicine, which is very useful to cure Malaria patients.