Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri J P Nadda instigated the Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT) outlet at AIIMs.
- The project has been launched in a tie-up with government-owned HLL Lifecare Ltd (HLL) which is deputed to establish and run the AMRIT chain of pharmacies across the country.
Aim – To reduce the expenditure incurred by patients on treatment of cancer and heart diseases
- The AMRIT pharmacy would be selling 202 cancer and 186 cardio-vascular drugs and 148 types of cardiac implants at very affordable prices.
- Patients can buy medicines and implants at 50 to 60% cheaper prices than the open market from AMRIT outlet in AIIMS.
Based on the outcome of the AIIMS outlet, this initiative will be taken to other central government hospitals and Regional Cancer Centres.
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