Health Minister Directs to Ease Medicine Supply Amid Shortages

Summary

Health Minister Nisha Mehta has instructed to ease the supply and management of medicines facing shortages, including cancer drugs, and to improve regulatory capacity for better drug management.

Key Points
  • Health Minister Nisha Mehta has ordered facilitation of medicine supply amid market shortages.
  • She emphasized preventing shortages of essential medicines including cancer drugs.
  • Directed on-site inspections for companies pending approvals for medicine supply permits.
  • Committed to enhancing regulatory capacity of the Department of Drug Management.
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