The common man, (why all Indians), are cheated in the medical field. Pharmaceutical manufacturers dupe both Govt., and public in producing costly drugs only, introducing new names for old drugs with slight changes in composition, avoiding production of cheap drugs, pharmaceutical Traders and wholesale Agents ( retail pharma agents & pharmacies) practicing unfair trade practices, allowing adulterated medicines within the drug stores, storing only costly branded drugs, medical 'reps' maintaining chain between manufacturers, distributors, doctors and pharmacies in non ethical ways also are all make every common man sick mentally. The drug industry rope in senior doctors, specialists and induce them to prescribe their own costly brands, giving them enchanting benefits. The nexus between manufacturers, stockists, specialist doctors, pharmacies must be broken. If the Government issue price control orders for certain drugs the manufacturers immediately stop production of drugs telling that it is not economically feasible for them.The Government is controlling drug prices which are in the production for about 10 years, and hence new products/ branded drugs are created by changing properties and sell at exorbitant rates, and also increase the cost step by step without check.
IT IS HIGH TIME THAT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MUST STEP IN TO THIS PROBLEM AND SEE THAT QUALITY DRUGS ARE PRODUCED AT MODERATE COST FEASIBLE FOR ANY MIDDLE CLASS PERSONS TO BUY, AND ALSO SO MANY LIFE SAVING DRUGS AND MEDICINES FOR CHRONIC DISEASES ARE SOLD AT CONTROLLED PRICES. THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA MUST CONVENE JOINT MEETING WITH DRUG MANUFACTURERS ON THIS POINT AND SEE THAT COMMON MAN IS ALLOWED TO LIVE AT LEAST TO VOTE FOR THE NEXT ELECTION.
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