Save with
Jan Aushadhi
Free · English and हिन्दी · Works offline
The same medicine,
80–90% less.
Type the medicine your doctor wrote. See the Jan Aushadhi medicine with the same salts at the same strengths, what it costs, and where the nearest Kendra is.
The phone app is on its way to both stores. Everything works in your browser in the meantime.
How it works
01
Type it as it is spelt
Glycomet, glaikomet or ग्लाइकोमेट all reach the same answer. Half-legible handwriting is what this was built for.
02
Check the match yourself
Salts and strengths sit side by side so you can check them against the strip in your hand. Combinations are matched on every salt, never on one.
03
Walk to the nearest Kendra
Real distance on every listing, opening hours and directions. If none is within 5 km, the app says so and shows what else is close.
Why it costs less
Most of a branded price is not the medicine.
It is the sales force, the distributor and retailer margins, the advertising, and the profit. The government buys in bulk for the whole country from the spare capacity of large approved factories, at almost no margin — and spends nothing on advertising.
Companies advertise. The government doesn’t.
Where ₹148.50 goes on a branded strip
Making the medicine₹18
Retailer and distributor₹52
Advertising and reps₹41
Company profit₹37
The same medicine at a Kendra₹26
An illustrative breakdown, to show the shape of the price. Not taken from any company’s published accounts.
Works with no signal
The whole product list lives on the phone. Search works in airplane mode. Only the Kendra map needs a connection.
Your location stays on your phone
Distance is worked out on the device. We keep a pincode and a city, never an address. Medicine searches are never passed to an advertising network.
Hindi throughout
Every screen and every explanation in हिन्दी. Salt names carry both scripts, because the strip in your hand is printed in English.
Explained simply
One idea per screen, in plain words, with the numbers shown. No jargon, and no second reading needed.
Find out what your medicine should cost.
Free, no account, and it works before you leave the shop.
The phone app is on its way to both stores. Everything works in your browser in the meantime.
Save with Jan Aushadhi is an independent information service. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana, the Pharmaceuticals & Medicines Bureau of India, or the Department of Pharmaceuticals.
Information here is for your understanding only and is not a substitute for professional or medical advice. Please consult your doctor or pharmacist before making any decision about your medicines. Prices and availability change.