Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment
With the aim to
reduce the expenditure incurred by patients on treatment of cancer and heart
diseases, GOI launched the Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for
Treatment (AMRIT) outlet at AIIMs in 2015. The retail outlet will sell drugs
for the two ailments at highly discounted rates at the All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to begin with. AMRIT will be launched in all Central Govt
hospitals soon. AMRIT pharmacy reflects commitment to reduce the cost of
treatment for the patients. Lakhs of patients will benefit from this
initiative. The AMRIT pharmacy would be selling 202 cancer and 186
cardio-vascular drugs, and 148 types of cardiac implants at very affordable
prices. Patients can buy medicines and implants at 50 to 60 percent cheaper
prices than the open market from AMRIT outlet.The project has been floated in a
tie-up with government-owned HLL Lifecare Ltd (HLL) which is deputed to
establish and run the AMRIT chain of pharmacies across the country.
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