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Prescribing generic drugs may become must

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Submitted by shompa on Mon, 2011-05-23 15:22

The government may make it mandatory for all doctors to write the generic or chemical name of drugs they prescribe, a move that can cut medicine costs by more than half.

Last year, the health ministry had asked doctors in over 300 central government hospitals, clinics and autonomous institutions under it to write the name of the generic equivalent along with the brand.
Minister of state for ch

thesaurus: 
Drugs
Drug Industry
India
Health Care
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare
Main Topic: 
Health
Name of the Newspaper: 
Economic Times (New Delhi)
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DNB
External URL: 
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=ETNEW&BaseHref=ETD/2011/05/23&PageLabel=6&EntityId=Ar00601&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T
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Publication Date: 
23/05/2011