Summary: The move will benefit as many as 15 lakh Hepatitis C affected patients in state. Lucknow: The best medicine to treat Hepatitis C would soon be available at a rate lower than market at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS).The institute has integrated the medicine in its list of essential medicines and has initiated tender process for bulk procurement. "The exact difference in price would be clear after tendering process, but competitive bidding and bulk orders are the reason behind low price of medicines sold here," an accounts department officer stated. However, sale of medicine would be allowed to patients undergoing treatment at SGPGIMS.Head of gastroentrology department, Prof VA Sarawast, said the medicine is called sofosbuvir.The process is being moderated by the hospital revolving fund authorities, who estimated that the medicine could be 35-45% cheaper than the market price.
Lucknow: The best medicine to treat Hepatitis C would soon be available at a rate lower than market at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS).The institute has integrated the medicine in its list of essential medicines and has initiated tender process for bulk procurement. The move will benefit as many as 15 lakh Hepatitis C affected patients in state. However, sale of medicine would be allowed to patients undergoing treatment at SGPGIMS.Head of gastroentrology department, Prof VA Sarawast, said the medicine is called sofosbuvir.The process is being moderated by the hospital revolving fund authorities, who estimated that the medicine could be 35-45% cheaper than the market price."The exact difference in price would be clear after tendering process, but competitive bidding and bulk orders are the reason behind low price of medicines sold here," an accounts department officer stated..
Lucknow: The best medicine to treat Hepatitis C would soon be available at a rate lower than market at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS).The institute has integrated the medicine in its list of essential medicines and has initiated tender process for bulk procurement. The move will benefit as many as 15 lakh Hepatitis C affected patients in state. However, sale of medicine would be allowed to patients undergoing treatment at SGPGIMS.Head of gastroentrology department, Prof VA Sarawast, said the medicine is called sofosbuvir.The process is being moderated by the hospital revolving fund authorities, who estimated that the medicine could be 35-45% cheaper than the market price."The exact difference in price would be clear after tendering process, but competitive bidding and bulk orders are the reason behind low price of medicines sold here," an accounts department officer stated..
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