In order to bridge the gap between medical practitioners and patients’ needs the government on Monday launched a telemedicine platform at GMC.
The initiative will reportedly enable doctors to attend to patients through video consultations from anywhere in the State at any time. This will help the administration decongest the hospital premises.
Another aspect that needs to be taken into consideration is the high cost of the medicines prescribed by the doctors which could be beyond the reach of the poor.
Here is where the need for generic medicine is felt. Generic medicine works in the same way and provides the same clinical benefit as its brand-name version.
While brand name drug refers to the name given by the producing company, generic drug refers to a drug produced after the active ingredient of the brand name drug.
According to the World Health Organization, if doctors prescribe generic medicines, then health expenditure can be reduced by 70% in developed countries and developing countries.
Generic drugs consumption is only 10-12% of the total drug market. These cheap generic drugs can be a boon for the poor people.
