An app called 'Pharma Sahi Daam' has been launched by the central government, which will help people to reduce the burden of branded and expensive medicines. With the help of this app, you can easily get information about where you can buy expensive medicines for less money. Let us tell you about this app.

This is the official app

You can download the 'Pharma Sahi Daam' app from the Play Store for both Android and iOS. Designed by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority to suggest cheaper, but similar quality alternatives to branded drugs to consumers. If a doctor prescribes you to take branded and expensive medicine, then you type the name of the medicine in this app. The app will then show you several options of branded medicines that you can avail of at a low cost. Though their names may differ, their medicinal properties remain the same.

Let us tell you that the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has prepared a list of essential medicines and has made this app to control their prices. The prices of 355 drugs and their 882 formulations in India have been fixed under the Drug Price Control Order.

You can also get cheap medicines at these places

Jan AushadhiKendras are also present for generic medicines in almost all the states and cities of the country. You can easily get expensive medicines at cheap prices from these places. If a doctor prescribes expensive medicine from a private medical store, strict action can be taken against him. Let us tell you that generic medicine also does the same thing as a brand, but the only difference is that branded medicine is promoted and not generic.

Keep these things in mind while buying medicine

Whenever you buy medicine from a medical store, it is important to pay attention to its salt at that time. They are marketed to increase the sale of branded drugs. Companies make their products and promote them. There is no promotion of generic medicine. Pharmaceutical companies advertise a lot of branded medicines as a better alternative to generic medicines. With the help of this app, you will be able to easily find out where you can buy cheap medicines.

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