601 essential drugs to be available for free

601 essential drugs to be available for freeTribune News Service

Dehradun, December 21

With government orders having been released for disbursing of free generic medicines under the Uttarakhand government's Free Drugs and Diagnostic scheme, patients in Uttarakhand can hope to get around 601 essential drugs, 77 absorbable and non-absorbable sutures and 73 objects required for surgical procedures in the New Year.

The Department of Health and family Welfare is likely to launch the scheme on January 1 when all listed generic drugs, surgical and sutures will be available free of cost at all government facilities and government medical colleges.

The Central government will bear 80 per cent of the burden, while the Centre 20 per cent of the burden for procurement of generic drugs. For the procurement of drugs, the Uttarakhand government has also framed a separate policy.

For the management of the scheme, a project management unit has been set up at the level of Principal Secretary Health/ Secretary Health. The Government of India undertaking C-DAC DeitY will provide e-medicine software for the procurement of medicines and surgical. The entire procurement process, supply chain management, equipment supply and stock of medicines will be available on the internet and can be checked in real time.

The responsibilities of the PMU will comprise of keeping a check on quality assurance and control procedures for supply of medicines at the warehouses and also expiry date management, monitoring, evaluation and grievance redress.

Along with anaesthetic, analgesic, anti-allergic and antihistamines, drugs used for treating thalassemia, cardio-vascular drugs and female hormonal preparations will also be available.

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ponge, blood transfusion set, gloves, catheter, infant feeding tube and mucus extractor will be available.

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