Pharmacies in Delhi - Inputs on Root Causes
Dear all:
Based on your inputs, here are the key issues relating to pharmacies in Delhi.
Kindly review them and if you have any additional inputs, please list those. Otherwise, please help us identify Root Causes for these Issues.
Once the Root Causes are known we will review specific Solutions and compile a whitepaper for the Health Minister so actions can be take to improve the workings of Pharmacies in Delhi.
We look forward to your inputs!
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Pharmacies in Delhi - Key Issues
1. In Delhi it is easy to get any kind of medicines without prescriptions
2. Even schedule H drug available without a prescription
3. Spurious pain killers are given without prescriptions
4. Generic medicines are not easily available; instead costly alternatives are given
5. Pharmacies stock medicines which provide big commissions
6. All private Pharmacies sell medicines at MRP
7. At times the expiry date is not clearly visible due to scratches
8. Expired medicines are sold at pharmacies
9. Many cases of fake medicines being sold have been reported
10. Most Pharmacies do not provide a bill / cash Memo
11. Medicines are not transported & stored as per the guidelines of the Manufacturer
12. Drug inspectors are known for taking bribes from pharmacies
13. Some pharmacies also pay commissions to Doctors to refer patients to them more
Based on your inputs, here are the key issues relating to pharmacies in Delhi.
Kindly review them and if you have any additional inputs, please list those. Otherwise, please help us identify Root Causes for these Issues.
Once the Root Causes are known we will review specific Solutions and compile a whitepaper for the Health Minister so actions can be take to improve the workings of Pharmacies in Delhi.
We look forward to your inputs!
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Pharmacies in Delhi - Key Issues
1. In Delhi it is easy to get any kind of medicines without prescriptions
2. Even schedule H drug available without a prescription
3. Spurious pain killers are given without prescriptions
4. Generic medicines are not easily available; instead costly alternatives are given
5. Pharmacies stock medicines which provide big commissions
6. All private Pharmacies sell medicines at MRP
7. At times the expiry date is not clearly visible due to scratches
8. Expired medicines are sold at pharmacies
9. Many cases of fake medicines being sold have been reported
10. Most Pharmacies do not provide a bill / cash Memo
11. Medicines are not transported & stored as per the guidelines of the Manufacturer
12. Drug inspectors are known for taking bribes from pharmacies
13. Some pharmacies also pay commissions to Doctors to refer patients to them more
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Only pharmacy is not responsible for all this issues all pharma company are also responsible for the same.Just to do the targets they are pushing the items on low price to wholesale and on retail outlet but the benefit does not reaches to common man they sale the medicine on higher price only. Even you can purchase samples of medicine from store on lower price. What the regulatory is doing? more
Apr 14
MCD dispensaries and govt hospitals need to provide the medicines at reasonable rates. They should have full range of medicines. Pharmacist only capitalize on the lack of working of the government bodies. more
Apr 01
