ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has launched a countrywide crackdown against the pharma companies involved in illegal and unauthorized increase in prices of medicines.
In a statement, a Spokesperson of the DRAP said that the action has been initiated after the Federal Minister for Health Aamer Mehmood Kiani took notice of the surge in medicines prices.
غیر قانونی طور پر ادویات کی قیمتوں میں اضافہ کرنے والی ادویہ ساز کمپنیوں کے خلاف ایکشن شروع کر دیا گیا ہے
اب تک 21 غیر قانونی اضافے میں ملوث کمپنیوں کے خلاف ایکشن لیا گیا ہے اور زائد قیمت پر بیچے جانے والی 143 ادویات کا سٹاک ضبط کیا گیا pic.twitter.com/kdczgpJUBD— Aamer Mehmood Kiani (@Aamer_KianiPTI) April 6, 2019
The DRAP Spokesperson said that action has been taken against 31 pharma companies for illegally increasing the prices. These pharmaceutical companies have also been barred from producing medicines and cases are being registered against them as per the Drug Act.
The Spokesman said that 143 medicines have also been seized which were being sold at high price.
In his remarks, the Health Minister Aamer Kiani said that stern action will be taken against the companies which breach the law.
کچھ ادویہ ساز کمپنیوں نے ادویات کی قیمت از خود بڑھا لی ہے.. کچھ ادویات کی قیمتوں میں اضافہ 9 فیصد کیا گیا. ان ادویات کے علاوہ یا اس سے زیادہ اضافہ کرنے والوں کیخلاف کریک ڈاؤن جاری ہے اور اب اس میں مزید تیزی لائی جا رہی ہے.
— Aamer Mehmood Kiani (@Aamer_KianiPTI) April 3, 2019
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