Generic prescriptions are often recognized for reducing healthcare costs by 30-90% by ensuring safe and effective alternatives for branded drugs. This eventually helps in making life-saving therapies like essential medications available to everyone without financial barriers. Additionally, because of its cost, healthcare budgets are made easier, enabling governments and organizations to make greater investments in health infrastructure and preventative treatment. But it goes beyond economics; generics are a strategic asset that shields a country from vulnerabilities in the global marketplace. The COVID-19 pandemic was a good example of the reliance on a limited number of countries for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for proper access to medicines. A country can lessen its reliance on imports, increase medicine supply, and ensure continuity of care amid international crises or conflicts by promoting the mass production of generics. This presents generics as tools for both national security and healthcare. A multidimensional strategy is needed to go forward, and this may be achieved by increasing public awareness, providing incentives to prescribers, strengthening manufacturing infrastructure and machinery, and guaranteeing high standards to foster confidence in generics. As India looks toward the future, the role will expand from being simply affordable to becoming a cornerstone of health preparedness and a buffer against geopolitical challenges.

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Blog by: Ms. Geeta Rawat

Designation: Assistant Professor

SGTCOP, SGT University