JAN AUSHADHI SCHEME : Brief Introduction
Even today, a large number of Indian population still has to buy costlier, branded medicines. Generic medicines are an affordable and cost affective alternative to the branded medicines. Low-priced generic medicines are tested as per the Indian pharmacopoeial guidelines.
The access to low-priced generic drugs is very critical in ensuring health care at affordable prices. Ensuring availability of quality medicines at affordable prices to all has been the key objective of the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Government of India. The JAN AUSHADHI SCHEME, launched in 2008, envisages key initiative of opening of dedicated outlets i.e. 'Jan Aushadhi Stores' where high quality generic medicines would be sold at low prices. Such medicines would be equivalent in potency and efficacy to expensive branded drugs.
"In nutshell, quality and performance wise, the variation between established drug brand names and generics is about the same as the variation between the much saught after brands. "There will always be a slight, but not medically important, level of natural variability - just as there is for one batch of brand name drug compared to the next batch of brand name product"
--cited from the FDA notes.
There is dire necessity of propagating advocacy and awareness program about the lower priced generic medicines- their quality and therapeutic equivalence to branded medicines, to instill confidence in the minds of patients and physicians about the quality and efficacy of such drugs and also to propagate that patient ask their doctors to prescribe generic medicines
Mission Objective...
"Making quality medicines available at affordable prices for all, particularly the poor and disadvantaged through exclusive outlets of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendra so as to reduce and redefine the unit cost of treatment per person."So far, there are currently 2948 Jan Aushadhi Stores (PMBJKs) have been opened across covering 695 districts or city locations in 33 states of India, where high quality generic medicines and other medical products are available at very affordable prices. [Check for : Jan Aushadhi Stores ].
S.No. | Generic Salt/Item | Unit/Size/Packing | Jan Aushadhi Price(BPPI MRP) | Average MRP of top 3 leading brands | Therapeutic Group |
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302 | Valsartan Tablets 80 mg | 10's | 29.95 | 119.2 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
303 | Atorvastatin Tablets 40 mg | 10's | 15.86 | 179.1 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
304 | Labetalol Injection 5 mg/ml | 4 Ml Vial | 91.99 | 188.12 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
305 | Nitroglycerine Injection 5mg/ ml | 10 Ml Vial | 31.61 | 80.9 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
306 | Rosuvastatin Tablet 10 mg | 15's | 24.76 | 188.66 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
307 | Atenolol 25 mg, Amlodipine 5 mg Tablets | 14's | 11.25 | 58.75 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
308 | Atenolol 25 mg Tab | 14's | 2.81 | 28..66 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
309 | Carvedilol Tablets 6.25 mg | 10's | 5.83 | 40.33 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
310 | Chlorthalidone Tablets 12.5 mg | 10's | 11.31 | 55.15 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
311 | Cilnidipine Tablets 20 mg | 10's | 37.7 | 100.27 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
312 | Gabapentin Capsules Usp 300 mg | 10's | 24.07 | 137.66 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
313 | Hydroxyzine Hcl Tablets 10 mg | 10's | 4.04 | 15.87 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
314 | Isosorbidemononitrate Tablets 20 mg | 10's | 7 | 35.3 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
315 | Nebivolol 5 mg, Hydrochlorthiazide 12.5 mg Tab. | 10's | 40 | 88.29 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
316 | Nebivolol Tablets 10mg | 10's | 25.75 | 157.53 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
317 | Olmesartan Tablets 20mg | 10's | 15.18 | 81.53 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
318 | Propranolol Tablets 10mg | 10's | 3.51 | 10.7 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
319 | Rosuvastatin Tablet 5 mg | 10's | 16.58 | 64.46 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
320 | Telmisartan 80 mg, Hydroclorthiazide 12.5mg Tablets | 10's | 19.1 | 71.93 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
321 | Telmisartan+Metoprolol (50/40 mg) Tablets | 10's | 25.97 | 132 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
322 | Aspirin 75mg+Clopidogrel 75mg Tablets | 10's | 17 | 34 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
323 | Dobutamine 250 mg/ 20 ml Inj. IP | Vial | 17.4 | 36.53 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
324 | Bisoprolol Tablets 5 mg | 10's | 24 | 48 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
325 | Digoxin Tablets IP 250 ?g [0.25 mg] | 10's | 5.55 | 11.66 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
326 | Amiodarone Tablets IP 200 mg | 10's | 52.55 | 110.36 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
327 | Isosorbide Dinitrate Tablets IP 5 mg | 50's | 17.75 | 37.28 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
328 | Streptokinase Injection IP 1500000 IU | 10ml & Wfi | 830.42 | 1743.88 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
329 | Aspirin enteric coated Tablets I.P. 75mg | 14's | 7.98 | 15.96 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
330 | Atorvastatin I.P 10 mg, Aspirin I.P (EC) 75 mg Capsules | 10's | 12.5 | 25 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
331 | Torasemide Tablets 20 mg | 10's | 13.85 | 62.5 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
332 | Aspirin Tablets 150 mg | 14's | 1.9 | 5.32 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
333 | Cilostazol Tablets 50 mg | 10's | 47.23 | 94.46 | Drugs acting on cardio vascular system |
334 | Prednisolone Tablets 5 mg | 15's | 3.9 | 7.8 | Drugs acting on endocrine gland including steroids & immunosupressant |
335 | Prednisolone 10 mg Tabs | 10's | 4.5 | 13.5 | Drugs acting on endocrine gland including steroids & immunosupressant |
336 | Deflazacort Tablets 6 mg | 6's | 10.93 | 69.16 | Drugs acting on endocrine gland including steroids & immunosupressant |
337 | Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate Injection 1000 mg Per Vial | Vial & Wfi | 494.81 | 1113 | Drugs acting on endocrine gland including steroids & immunosupressant |
338 | Nandrolone Decanoate Injection 25 mg/ml | 1 Ml | 16.75 | 132.33 | Drugs acting on endocrine gland including steroids & immunosupressant |
339 | Carbimazole Tablets 5 mg | 10's | 8.8 | 17.6 | Drugs acting on endocrine gland including steroids & immunosupressant |
340 | Dehydroepiandrosterone 25 mg Capsule | 10's | 50.5 | 101.05 | Drugs acting on endocrine gland including steroids & immunosupressant |
341 | Carboprost Tromethamine Injection 250 mcg/ml | 1ml | 68 | 147.07 | Drugs acting on endocrine gland including steroids & immunosupressant |
342 | Betamethasone Inj. 4 mg / ml | 1ml | 2.05 | 3.89 | Drugs acting on endocrine gland including steroids & immunosupressant |
343 | Promethazine Injection 25 mg / ml | 2ml | 3.1 | 6.42 | Drugs acting on endocrine gland including steroids & immunosupressant |
344 | Thyroxine Sodium Tablets 50 ?g | 10's | 4.55 | 11.4 | Drugs acting on endocrine gland including steroids & immunosupressant |
345 | Levo-Thyroxine Tablets 50 mcg | 100's Bottles | 6.75 | 91 | Drugs acting on endocrine gland including steroids & immunosupressant |
346 | Dexamethasone Tablets I.P. strength 0.5 mg | 10s | 0.9 | 1.89 | Drugs acting on endocrine gland including steroids & immunosupressant |
347 | Dexamethasone Injection IP 4 mg / ml | 2ml | 2.64 | 5.54 | Drugs acting on endocrine gland including steroids & immunosupressant |
348 | Betamethasone Tablets IP 0.5 mg | 20's | 4.03 | 8.05 | Drugs acting on endocrine gland including steroids & immunosupressant |
349 | Finaestride 5 mg | 10's | 53.5 | 107 | Drugs acting on endocrine gland including steroids & immunosupressant |
350 | Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate Injection IP 100 mg | Vial | 17.3 | 36.36 | Drugs acting on endocrine gland including steroids & immunosupressant |
351 | Carboxy Methyl Cellulose Eye Drops 0.5% W/V | 10 Ml | 18.43 | 118.5 | Drugs acting on Eye & ENT |