AMRIT scheme: For affordable tratment of Cancer & Heart diseases

Q.  AMRIT outlet at AIIMS for selling affordable drugs for treatment of -

1. Cancer
2. Swine flu
3. Tuberculosis
4. Heart diseases
- Published on 17 Nov 15

a. 1,3,4
b. 1 and 3
c. 1 and 4
d. All

ANSWER: 1 and 4
 
- The retail outlet will sell drugs for cancer and heart diseases at highly discounted rates at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to begin with.
- AMRIT will be launched in all Central Govt hospitals soon
- 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 percent cheaper prices than the open market from AMRIT outlet in AIIMS.
- The project has been floated 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.

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