ABOUT PMBI
ABOUT JAN AUSHADHI
Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI) is the implementing agency of ‘Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushahi’ Pariyojana (PMBJP)
PMBI was established in Dec 2008 under the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DPI), Government of India. PMBI has been registered as an independent society under the Societies Registration Act 1860 as a separate independent legal entity in April 2010. PMBI follows the provisions of GFR 2017 as amended from time to time, The CVC guidelines and instructions from the Department of Pharmaceuticals
‘Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushahi‘ is a campaign launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals in association with Central Pharma Public Sector Undertaking, to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the masses through dedicated outlets called ‘Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendra’. These provide generic medicines at a much lesser price. The potency of these medicines is the same as compared to expensive branded medicines available in our market.
MISSION
- Create awareness among public regarding generic medicines.
- Create demand for generic medicines through medical practitioners.
- Create awareness through education and awareness programs that high prices need not be synonymous with high quality.
- Provide all the commonly used generic medicines covering all the therapeutic groups.
- Provide all the related health care products too under the scheme.
BENEFITS OF THE JAN AUSHADHI CAMPAIGN
The Jan Aushadhi initiative will make available quality drugs at affordable prices through dedicated stores selling generic medicines which are available at lesser prices but are equivalent in quality and efficacy as expensive branded drugs.
- Promote greater awareness about cost effective drugs and their prescription.
- Make available unbranded quality generic medicines at affordable prices through public-private partnership.
- Encourage doctors, more specifically in government hospital to prescribe generic medicines.
- Enable substantial savings in health care more particularly in the case of poor patients and those suffering from chronic ailments requiring long periods of drug use.