Srinagar- The SKIMS administration on Tuesday ordered that only generic medicine shall be prescribed at this tertiary care hospital now onwards and visits of Medical Representatives to hospital premises have been banned.
“It has been conveyed by Director General Health Services, Government of India and endorsed by Director SKIMS & Ex. Officio Secretary to Government, that all the medications prescribed in Government Hospitals should be Generic Medicines only and not in any case branded medicines,” reads the circular issued by SKIMS.
“In this regard, it is also reiterated that visits of Medical Representatives to Government Hospitals premises are completely curtailed. Any information about the new launch may be communicated by email only,” it reads further.