Caption: Former international cricketer Javagal Srinath, who inaugurated the Janatha Bazar Generic Drug store at K.R. Hospital in city this morning, is seen District in-charge Minister S.A. Ramdas and MUDA Chairman L. Nagendra.

Mysore, Aug. 14- Former international cricketer Javagal Srinath today inaugurated the Janatha Bazar Generic Drug store in K.R. Hospital premises, adjacent to Dhanvantri Road.

Speaking on the occasion, Srinath said it is important to create awareness among the public to take preventive measures against diseases rather than looking for cure.

Srinath also stressed on the need for more such units.

Medical Education and District In-Charge Minister S.A. Ramdas, in his address, said this is the third generic drug store in the State after Bangalore and Hubli.

This drug store is aimed at providing medicines to the patients at affordable prices, he said and added that he had held talks with 14 major pharmaceutical manufacturers for supplying drugs at discounted rates.

Medicines prescribed by private practitioners too will be available at the drug store, he said and added that medicines will be distributed to orphanages, old age homes and rehabilitation centres through this drug store.

The Minister later performed guddali puja for the Outpatients Dispensary Building to be constructed in the K.R. Hospital premises. The programme was jointly organised by Mysore Medical College & Research Institute (MMC&RI) and Karnataka State Consumers’ Co-operative Federation, Bangalore.

MMC& RI Director Dr. Geetha K. Avadhani, Medical Education Principal Secretary Ramesh Zalki, Dr. B.G. Sagar, Dr. B. Krishnamurthy and others were present.

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / August 14th, 2012