The much awaited National Drug Regulatory Authority Policy Act which was passed in Parliament on 19th of March will be implemented with effect from today (01) according to the Health Sources.The Gazette Notification regarding the forming of National Drug Regulatory Authority under the Act was issued yesterday(30) the sources have added.The proposed National Drug Regulatory Authority will be controlled by a Board headed by Professor Lal Jayakody and comprising of 13 intellectuals including doctors and professors .
Under the National Drug Regulatory Authority Policy Act the right of patients on purchasing safe and good quality drugs under generic name for reasonable prices will be assured according to Government Pharmacists Union which was actively involved in making amendments to the National Drug Regulatory Authority Act.
The Act was first approved by the Cabinet on 2005 but the recent governments failed to implement it due to the influence of Multi National Drug Companies.
The founder of National Drug Policy was a Sri Lankan Professor Senaka Bibile who was also the founding chairman of State Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Corporation (SPMC).Sri Lanka needs around 80 essential drugs which should be available in state run hospitals according to the Pharmacists Union.
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