Commemorating World Diabetes Day on November 14, DawaaDost, a leading retailer of affordable medicines has announced a basic course of Metformin 1000 mg tablet at only rupee one per day (Rs 30 per month), which is expected to reduce the expenses of patients on their diabetic care to one-fourth.

Through this programme, DawaaDost will retail Metformin 1000 mg tablets from the top 10 pharmaceutical companies in the country. The patients will have to scan their prescription and upload it on the website to avail their quota of medicine, which will be sent to them. They can also buy the medicines at DawaaDost’s retail shops. Metformin is the first line of treatment for Type-2 Diabetes.

“India is home to 80-90 million diabetics, the second-highest in the world. One in six people in the world with diabetes is from India. Diabetes often leads to complications with the eyes, kidneys, or heart. It is a leading cause of death in the country, often due to complications developed during the advanced stages. Studies have shown, a lack of adherence towards taking medicines as a major cause of diabetes-related complications, hospitalization and deaths”, said Dr Rushin Mehta, a leading diabetologist of The Clinic in Mumbai.

Amit Choudhary, Founder- Chief Executive Officer of DawaaDost said, “Quite often, this lack of adherence is due to the lack of affordability. By providing cost-effective diabetes care, the progress of diabetes and related complications could be controlled right at the onset of the disease. DawaaDost’s major objective is to make medicines for critical ailments highly affordable to the common man so that he takes them regularly.’’