Federal Govt Allows Increase In Prices Of 94 Life-Saving Drugs
via https://youtu.be/lchzW4ugzbg The federal cabinet has approved an increase in the prices of 94 life-saving drugs. The cabinet allowed increase in the prices of those drugs which are short in the market as their manufacturers have stopped their production due to losses — Dr. Sultan Price increase after a decade Dr. Sultan stated the prices of most of the ninety-four drugs had not surged for a decade. When these drugs are not available in the market, patients are compelled to use costly smuggled drugs For instance, if the price of a drug is Rs10, we have increased it to Rs15. Apparently, it is a 50pc increase but we have to save people from buying similar (smuggled) drugs at a cost of Rs300 or above Dr. Sultan told Dawn news that with force the government could not guarantee the availability of life-saving drugs. Drugs with increased prices The drugs with increased prices include Furosemide injections, Hydralazine tablets, Acetazolamide tablets, Hydroxyurea, Daunorubicin, Bleomycin, and Carbamazepine tablets. What it means is that this drug, which is not commonly used but is nevertheless essential in some clinical situations, has been available only on the black market, at greatly inflated prices Pakistan Ka Showbiz
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