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Prescribing trends-branded versus unbranded generics and rational use of medicine at public health facilities in Maharashtra, India

2025-06-24

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background: Irrational prescribing practices, inappropriate use of medicines, and the high cost of essential medications are significant health policy concerns in India. To address the issue of accessibility, a generic medicine scheme called <italic>Jan Aushadhi (JA translates to People’s Medicine)</italic> was revamped and expanded in 2015. Additionally, physicians were advised to com...

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Literature Corpus work: 964170c2-6519-58fc-8886-505bc93329f0
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6830661/v1

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