Jan Aushadhi store opens in Jeypore

KORAPUT: A Jan Aushadhi store was opened on the premises of the sub-divisional headquarters hospital at Jeypore on Saturday to make available quality generic medicines at affordable prices. Inaugurated by the minister for school and mass education Rabi Narayan Nanda, the store is the second of its kind in tribal-dominated Koraput district. Another such store is functioning at the district headquarters hospital at Koraput since June 2010.
"Lakhs of people from the district and bordering Malkangiri and Nabarangapur districts depend on Jeypore hospital for treatment and the generic medicine store will be very helpful for them, especially the tribals, as they will get quality medicines at affordable prices," said Nanda. Officials said the store was set up with the help of Pharma Central Public Sector Units in collaboration with the state health and family welfare department.
"Medicines will be sold at a subsidised rate here. BPL families will get medicines free of cost from the store," said Jeypore sub-divisional medical officer D B Tripathy. "Doctors will prescribe generic medicines so that people can take advantage of the store," he said. Medicines of as many as 40 different categories will be available at the store to start with, which will be subsequently increased, he added.