4cr WB people benefited from fair price medicine shops: Banerjee

By Anjana Raghav
(PTI desk)

Sep 25, 2018

05:51 pm

What's the story

Around four crore people have benefited from the discounts provided at fair price medicine shops across West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today. Observing the occasion of World Pharmacists' Day, she also tweeted, "115 Fair Price Medicine Shops are functional in #Bangla," adding that some of these shops offer up to 77% discount on the maximum retail price of medicines.

Twitter Post

115 fair price medicine shops functional in WB: Mamata Banerjee

Today is World Pharmacists' Day. You will be happy to know that 115 Fair Price Medicine Shops are functional in #Bangla, providing discounts up to 77% on MRP. Till 31st December 2017, discount of more than Rs 1,100 crore has been availed by almost 4 crore people

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) September 25, 2018

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World Pharmacists' Day was established in 2009

World Pharmacists' Day was established by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) in 2009 to acknowledge and appreciate the skills and expertise pharmacists bring to primary health care. "Pharmacists: Your Medicines Experts" is the theme of this year's World Pharmacists' Day.