Health Minister Instructed Newly Appoointed Chairman Of Drug Authority To Prepare A Mechanism To Reduce Drug Prices

Minister of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has yesterday(20) instructed the newly appointed chairman of Independent Drug Regulatory Authority Professor Asitha De Silva to prepare a mechanism to reduce prices of medicinal drugs in the country within next three month period.

As the two professors who hold the positions of chairman and chief executive officer of the Drug Regulatory Authority previously not able to prepare such a mechanism to combat drug mafia in the country the prices of drugs escalated during their period by 40% the Health Minister has stated.

The Minister has urged the newly appointed chairman of the Authority to introduce a mechanism to reduce the escalating prices of drugs in the country so the government can save millions of rupees which spend to purchase drugs for higher prices.