They demanded that the acquisition of the Indian pharmaceutical companies by foreign companies should be stopped. The medical representatives have demanded to strengthen the Indian pharmaceutical companies and said that essential medicines should be made available to everyone. The ban on the essential medicines produced by Indian companies should be lifted. They also demanded that the price of life-saving medicines should be reduced and the excise duty on such medicines should be reduced. The sale of spurious medicines and the illegal sale of medicines by companies should be restricted. The representatives have urged the central government to take measures on these demands and save the Indian pharmaceutical companies.
Published 14 June 2011, 17:29 IST