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Pharma industry demands increase in prices of medicines

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) has demanded an increase in prices of medicine, giving a one-week ultimatum to the government that it...

Sales tax on pharma raw materials to be slashed: Qadir Patel

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Health Abdul Qadir on Monday announced that sales tax on pharma raw materials is being slashed after the reservations, ARY News...

PPMA donates Rs100m worth medicines to Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) is all set to donate medicines worth Rs100 million to Afghanistan, ARY News reported on Wednesday, citing sources...

Greece tests drone drug delivery for remote regions

TRIKALA, Greece: Greece on Tuesday tested a drone to deliver medicines to isolated places in an environmentally friendly way, sending the unmanned vehicle to...

Pakistan to send humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to dispatch humanitarian assistance comprising food and medicines for the people of Afghanistan, ARY News reported on Wednesday. The spokesperson of...

No new tax imposed on drugs, clarifies FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) clarified on Tuesday that no new tax has been imposed on drugs. The tax collecting body in a...

Federal cabinet likely to approve cut in injections prices for COVID-19 patients

Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned a session of the federal cabinet today in order to discuss a 14-point agenda.

LHC seeks govt reply on petition against medicine price hike

Justice Sajid Mahmood Sethi heard the petition

Police recover more stocks of stolen medicines from graveyard in Larkana

More stocks of medicines stolen from the government hospitals were recovered from a graveyard situated near Dargah Qaim Shah area of Larkana.

Newly-developed blockchain-based system to track counterfeit drugs

Some of the industry’s largest pharmaceutical companies have developed a blockchain-based system to better halt the flow of counterfeit medicines.

SAPM Zafar Mirza takes notice of life-saving drugs’ shortage  

Mirza said that the DRAP has assured him that steps were taken to ensure availability of 20 key life-saving drugs in the market.

Federal Cabinet decides to reduce prices of 89 medicines

Federal Cabinet has decided to reduce prices of 89 medicines, including life-saving drugs, by 15 percent with immediate effect to provide relief to people.

DRAP launches crackdown against fake, illegal medicines in Islamabad

Sources said that five pharmacies and medical stores have been sealed in Islamabad over the violation of DRAP Act for an appropriate storage system and services of pharmacists.

DRAP to start inspection of pharmaceutical companies

Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan has decided to start the inspection of pharmaceutical companies in order to ensure the quality of medicines.

WHO hands over medicines to Pakistan for quake victims

WHO has always stood by Pakistan in difficult times, said Zafar Mirza

Trump administration opens door to importing medicine from Canada

The Trump administration took a first step on Wednesday toward allowing the importation of medicines from Canada,

Punjab govt decides to provide medicines for life-threatening diseases in jails

The sources said medical tests of male and female prisoners would be conducted with modern medical equipment.

Nine per cent increase made in prices of 625 medicines to be withdrawn

Dr Mirza assured that the decisions regarding bringing down the prices of medicines will also be fully enforced.

Shortage of medicines from market irks patients

It is learnt that 35 life-saving drugs have gone short countrywide.

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