Pharma traders’ strike against new drug policy

Last Updated: Friday, February 24, 2012, 13:46

Tags: Jammu &Kashmir, Pharmaceutical traders, Strike

Srinagar: Pharmaceutical traders in Kashmir Valley on Friday began a two-day strike against the new drug policy formulated by the state government.

The two-day strike call was given by the apex body of pharma dealers after a meeting here yesterday.

"All business outlets associated with pharma trade, including retailers, will observe a two-day strike against the new drug policy of the state government," a spokesman of the pharma dealers said.

The new policy is going to affect the livelihood of more than 2.5 lakh persons involved in pharma trade, he alleged.

The state government announced a new drug policy recently with the aim of curbing the rampant sale of spurious drugs in the state.

However, the pharma dealers allege that the new policy will benefit only a handful of companies and will leave little room for relatively smaller business houses.

PTI

First Published: Friday, February 24, 2012, 13:46

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mohd salom - baramulla
It is only after more than five decades a drug policy was approved by the cabinet in our state and already people who are related to this trade directly or indirectly have started making prophecies of its failure. And I personally hope that this be the beginning for the betterment of the health care facility in our state. I hope the accountability will be introduced at all stages of R&D, manufacturing, rationalizing number of licensed retail as well whole sale premises, sales, purchase and post marketing analysis. Strengthening and empowerment of enforcement authorities would ensure the fulfillment of the objective of this bill.It is my fervent appeal to common people to have a serious look over the very rapid growth of pharmaceutical trade in our state. A serious imbalance is apparent between prosperity and accountability. The prosperity must not come at the cost of human life. It may be a fact that a few unemployed youth get livelihood in pharmaceutical trade at various levels, and may get effected by proposed drug policy. Yet, the overall harm done by marketing of costly drugs usually overweighs benefits, drastically. The cost difference of same drug (salt) varies many folds (across various brands) available in the market. We have to introspect, whether it is boosting or ruining our economy.

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fidah mohmmad - handwara
the new drug policy will effect 2 lac people related with pharma business majar effect on wholesale distributors`their lives will distroy badly bcz they had investments for their future plans if the policy will implimented then they lose their whole business`it also creates a huge problem for doctors when their patients will not recover that effects their practise.health minister must to think about side effect of new drug policy on people. thanks