Affordability of Medicines in India

Most of the critical life saving medicines are not manufactured in India. With this post we would like to seek your inputs on what should be done by Government, Industry, others to make such medicines affordable in India.

We will then share the collective with different stakeholders in the Government so actions can be taken on this front.

We look forward to your inputs! more  

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Import duties on all life-saving drugs should be "0" and pharmaceuticals should be encouraged to "Make in India". more  
Generic drugs which do not exhibit company name is the only remedy these generic drugs arrive 100'/, efficiency in cureing non company name royalty good will cost reduces chain of generic drug store can be remedy what I thought more  
Reduction of customs duty of all life saving and critical medication and encouraging the local manufacturers with duty free import of capital goods for specific equipment's to manufacture in India. more  
BJP IS LOSING IN PANCHAYAT IN KASHI ,ETC WHICH IS ALARMING 4 BJP,MODIJI PLEASE VISIT MAHARASHTRA AND MANY STATES,GO TO FARMERS PERSONALLY AND GRANT MORE MONEY AND GIVE THIS MONEY YOURSELF ,Rs 3800 IS VERY LITTLE GIVE MORE AND MAKE THEM HAPPY OTHERWISE BJP WILL BE LOSER EVERY TIME ,AND SHARIF IS NOT SHARIF ,DON'T BELIEVE ON PAK ,US,CHINA AS THEY R ENEMIES OF INDIA DO THIS QUICKLY COZ BJP IS LOSING EVERYWHERE ,MODIJI U NEED ADVISER AND PROMOTE UR WORK TO EACH CORNER OF INDIA THROUGH UR SELF PLEASE DO THIS FAST ,IN MAHARASHTRA BJP IS 4th IN PANCHAYAT ,BEING CORRUPTED CONGRESS AND PAWAR R WINNING ,EXPOSE CORRUPTION OF CONGRESS AND PAWAR EVERYWHERE & CUT THE FRIENDSHIP WITH PAWAR AND IS CRIME PARTY OR GO TO GUJRAT AGAIN WHICH WILL BE THE FUTURE IF U DON'T DO THIS FAST, MODIJIPLEASE GO TO ROHIT’S HOUSE THE 3 GIRLS’ HOUSE S IN TAMILNADU PLEASE BE WITH COMMON MAN OF INDIA &U WILL GREAT SUCCESS ,PLEASE TAKE CLEVER PERSON’S ADVICE ,SHOULD GO &MEET FAMILY OF ROHIT &SOLVE WITH PROBLEM &EXPOSE RAHUL,KEJRI,LALU,MULAYAM PAWAR ETC MEET THE FARMERS &WORKERS & POORS ,PERSONNALLY TRY TO BEHAVE LIKE KALAM VERY SIMPLE LIFE STYLE & THINKING &SUCCESS WILL BE YOURS more  
Why is the govt charging 22% customs duty on import of life saving drugs? And why is the govt not encouraging and investing in research in India by Indian companies or govt institutions? more  
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