Lok Sabha Question No. 2316 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-02
Subject: Branded Generic Medicines
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2316 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  JANUARY 2018

## Branded Generic  Medicines

## 2316.  SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that there is a huge difference between the prices of branded generic medicines in the country and the same medicines supplied and sold by the Jan Aushadhi Stores and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  open  Jan  Aushadhi  Stores  in  all Government hospitals and if so the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any proposal and recommendation from the public representatives in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof during the last one year, location and State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS; MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) Yes Madam. Branded generic medicines are generally sold at higher prices in comparison to their unbranded generic equivalents. Only quality generic medicines are being sold in the 'Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) Kendras'. An illustrative  list  comparing  the  prices  of  generic  medicines  in  PMBJP  Kendras  and branded medicines is attached at Annexure-I .
- (b) Public  Health  being  a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibility  of  supply  of medicines  lies  with  the  State/Union  Territory  Government.  Under  PMBJP,  at  present there is no plan to open PMBJP Kendras in all Government Hospitals. However, as on 27.12.2017, 3,033 PMBJP Kendras are functional in 33 States/Union Territories of the country out of which 490 PMBJP Kendras are functional in Government Hospitals.
- (c) All the proposals received from public representatives are dealt with on merit.
- (d) A  State/UT-wise  list  of  3,033  functional  PMBJP  Kendras,  including  those operational in Government Hospitals, in the country is attached at Annexure-II .

Statement referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2316 for 02.01.2018 raised by Shri Bhagwanth Khuba regarding 'Branded Generic Medicines'

## List comparing the prices of

## generic medicines in PMBJP Kendras and branded medicines

|   S. No. | Medicine Name                       |   Average Market Price of top three branded medicines (Rs.) |   PMBJP's Price (Rs.) |   % Savings |
|----------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------|
|        1 | Amlodipine 5mg 10 Tablets           |                                                       20    |                  3.24 |       83.8  |
|        2 | Atenolol 50 mg 14 Tablets           |                                                       22    |                  5.56 |       74.72 |
|        3 | Clomiphene Citrate 50 mg 10 Tablets |                                                       85.1  |                 15.04 |       82.32 |
|        4 | Losartan 25 mg 10 Tablets           |                                                       26    |                  5.74 |       77.92 |
|        5 | Metoprolol 50 mg 10 Tablets         |                                                       53    |                  5.95 |       88.77 |
|        6 | Telmisartan 40 mg 10 Tablets        |                                                       70    |                 12.64 |       81.94 |
|        7 | Atorvastatin 10 mg 10 Tablets       |                                                       70    |                  8.02 |       88.54 |
|        8 | Cetrizine 10 mg 10 Tablets          |                                                       15.3  |                  1.84 |       87.97 |
|        9 | Ramipiril 5 mg 10 Tablets           |                                                       72.8  |                  9.68 |       86.7  |
|       10 | Fexofenadine 180 mg 10 Tablets      |                                                      125.69 |                 27.54 |       78.08 |
|       11 | Ofloxacin 200 mg 10 Tablets         |                                                       52.6  |                 14.8  |       71.86 |
|       12 | Oxaliplatin 50 mg Vial Injection    |                                                     3215.34 |                430    |       86.62 |
|       13 | Terbinafine 250 mg 7 Tablets        |                                                       94.33 |                 31.66 |       66.08 |
|       14 | Citicoline 500 mg 10 Tablets        |                                                      457.66 |                169.88 |       62.88 |
|       15 | Levosulpiride 25 mg 10 Tablets      |                                                       67.91 |                  9.49 |       86.02 |
|       16 | Tadalafil 20 mg 4 Tablets           |                                                      209.43 |                  7.63 |       96.35 |
|       17 | Gemcitabine 1000 mg Vial Injection  |                                                     6412.04 |                631.21 |       90.15 |

Statement  referred  to  in  part  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Q.  No.  2316  for 02.01.2018 raised by Shri Bhagwanth Khuba regarding 'Branded Generic Medicines'

State/UT-wise list of 3,033 functional PMBJP Kendras as on 27.12.2017

| S. No.   | State/UT                  |   Total Number of functional PMBJP Kendras |   Number of functional PMBJP Kendras in Government Hospitals |
|----------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Punjab                    |                                         68 |                                                           24 |
| 2        | Delhi                     |                                         41 |                                                            5 |
| 3        | Haryana                   |                                         65 |                                                            0 |
| 4        | Uttar Pradesh             |                                        472 |                                                            0 |
| 5        | Uttrakhand                |                                         93 |                                                           19 |
| 6        | Madhya Pradesh            |                                         86 |                                                            2 |
| 7        | Tripura                   |                                         24 |                                                           21 |
| 8        | Mizoram                   |                                          7 |                                                            3 |
| 9        | Andhra Pradesh            |                                        127 |                                                           23 |
| 10       | Gujarat                   |                                        255 |                                                            0 |
| 11       | Karnataka                 |                                        232 |                                                           95 |
| 12       | Rajasthan                 |                                         92 |                                                           10 |
| 13       | Maharashtra               |                                        202 |                                                            1 |
| 14       | Odisha                    |                                         65 |                                                           22 |
| 15       | Chandigarh                |                                          5 |                                                            4 |
| 16       | Jammu & Kashmir           |                                         32 |                                                           14 |
| 17       | Himachal Pradesh          |                                         26 |                                                            9 |
| 18       | Jharkhand                 |                                         46 |                                                           15 |
| 19       | Bihar                     |                                         85 |                                                            8 |
| 20       | Kerala                    |                                        316 |                                                            2 |
| 21       | Chattisgarh               |                                        193 |                                                          155 |
| 22       | Arunachal Pradesh         |                                         24 |                                                           20 |
| 23       | Telangana                 |                                         72 |                                                            0 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                |                                        245 |                                                            0 |
| 25       | Assam                     |                                         49 |                                                            1 |
| 26       | West Bengal               |                                         40 |                                                            0 |
| 27       | Nagaland                  |                                         11 |                                                           11 |
| 28       | Manipur                   |                                         36 |                                                           26 |
| 29       | Dadar & Nagar Haveli      |                                          7 |                                                            0 |
| 30       | Puducherry                |                                         11 |                                                            0 |
| 31       | Daman & Diu               |                                          3 |                                                            0 |
| 32       | Sikkim                    |                                          2 |                                                            0 |
| 33       | Meghalaya                 |                                          1 |                                                            0 |
| 34       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                                          0 |                                                            0 |
| 35       | Goa                       |                                          0 |                                                            0 |
| 36       | Lakshadweep               |                                          0 |                                                            0 |
|          | Total                     |                                       3033 |                                                          490 |

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