Doctors have demanded a cap on insulin prices so that everyone is able to buy the drug
“The price of per unit of insulin varies between 50 paise and Rs 3 per unit. Roughly the insulin requirement of Indian patients is between 20 and 30 units per day,” said Gangopadhyay. Kolkata: Doctors have demanded a cap on insulin prices so that everyone is able to buy the drug. Because of doctors who advocated price cut in meetings with govt and policymakers, kK Gangopadhyay, a senior endocrinologist with Peerless Hospital, said the prices have reduced.
Debasis Basu, a diabetologist and chairman of Metta Dana Foundation that has for years supported patients in need of insulin, called for a “zero-cost insulin care package for every person with clinical need for insulin”. “No one should die for want of insulin,” said Basu, who delivered a talk at Calcutta International Club on Friday. Arunansu Talukdar, head of geriatric medicine at Medical College and Hospital, said “Patients stopped taking insulin after few weeks as they could no longer afford taking it regularly.”