Gujarat's VS Hospital formulates new drug policy
The hospital committee formulated a new drug policy and formed two separate committees, for drug selection and other for drug purchase.
The VS Hospital committee has formulated a new drug policy and formed two separate committees, one for drug selection and the other for drug purchase.
In addition, citizens will now be able to purchase 273 medicines and drugs at a subsidised rate there. Earlier, only 216 drugs were available at concessional rates. Also, out of these 216, around 1/3rd of the medicines which were outdated and had better substitutes, have been removed in the new policy.
Mayor Asit Vora said, “The previous drug policy had some demerits like late delivery and supply and big companies did not apply for the rate contract of the central medical stores. But with the new policy, there will be lot of efficiency in provision of medicines at the hospital store.”
In the earlier policy, he said, the hospital superintendent had the power to purchase medicines by window shopping of Rs50,000 in case of emergency. This has been increased to Rs1 lakh. For effective work and transactions, there will also be a separate bank account for the purpose.
Vora further said that the new store will come up near the hospital’s No 8 barricade. He further said that presently it will only be for VS Hospital. Later on, other hospitals can also avail of the benefits. Though the policy has been formulated, citizens will have to wait for a month before it is implemented.