To produce 158 types of medicines

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday inaugurated a non-beta-lactam plant at Kerala State Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited (KSDP).

According to officials, the new plant can produce 158 types of medicines needed for government hospitals. It can make 250 crore tablets, five crore capsules, 1.5 crore ORS packets and so on every year.

Industries Minister E.P. Jayarajan, who presided over the function, said that the LDF government had spent ₹50,000 crore on various development projects in the State. “The government will not allow pharmaceutical companies to loot the patients. Drug prices will be brought under control by increasing the production of medicines. The new plant will create 100 jobs,” Mr. Jayarajan said.

Rice parks

He said that the government would set up rice parks in Kuttanad, Palakkad and Thrissur.

Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac inaugurated work on a new non-beta-lactam injection plant. Dr. Isaac said that the production of medicines for the treatment of cancer would begin at KSDP next year.

Public Works Minister G. Sudhakaran launched the distribution of free medicines to patients who have undergone organ transplantation.

KSDP chairman C.B. Chandrababu, U. Pratibha, MLA, district panchayat president G. Venugopal, District Collector S. Suhas, Planning Board member B. Ekbal and others spoke.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Kerala / by Staff Reporter / Alappuzha – February 25th, 2019