Country’s first AMRIT outlet at AIIMS

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Aimed at lowering treatment cost of cancer and cardio-vascular diseases that are on the rise in India, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched the country’s first Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT) programme, outlet at AIIMS in New Delhi to sell drugs at highly discounted rates.

202 drugs for cancer and cardio-vascular diseases has been identified whose price is going to be reduced on an average by 60 to 90 per cent. Under the programme, 148 cardiac implants will be given from the centre and sold here and their cost will be reduced by 50 to 60 per cent.

The Government of India-owned HLL Lifecare Ltd. will establish and run AMRIT pharmacy, which will sell both drugs and implants at significant discount on market rates, based on authentic prescriptions from doctors to patients not only from AIIMS but other hospitals also. This is a pilot project which will be reviewed after 15 days than if found suitable it will be replicated in all govt.  hospitals