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| It will ensure balanced development in health care sector: Sham | | Cabinet approves Drug Policy | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 12: The State Cabinet which met here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah approved the J&K State Drug Policy.
Explaining the salient features of the policy, Health Minister Sham Lal Sharma said that the Drug Policy would help to ensure balanced growth of health sector in the State. It would also rationalize the use of drugs. He said that the features of drug policy include selection of essential drug list by expert committee to be known as State Drug Committee. The Committee will comprise clinicians, Micro-biologists, qualified Pharmacists and independent experts besides senior functionaries of the departments. He said for Indian System of Medicines (ISM) there will be a separate committee. Health Minister said that the policy has been formulated under the directions of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who is keen to upgrade the health care status of Jammu and Kashmir and universalize the quality health session across the State. He said drug policy also envisages rationalizing number of drug licenses only drug listed in EDL shall be procured and the qualification of drugs would be done, taking into consideration the parameters of demand, lead time, transportation and emergency needs. He said that the policy also envisages strengthening of Drug and Food Control Organization and Drug Testing Laboratories. "Drug policy' also provides for drugs and therapeutic committees in all the hospitals. He said the concept of essential drugs, rational drug use and generic prescribing shall be integral part of basic and in-service training of health professionals under the policy.
He said Drug Information Centre would be established in the State to provide appropriate drug information. |
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