The chairman of the Independent Medicinal Drug Authority Professor Asitha Silva has today(23) introduced a new Drug Price Reduction Mechanism for 47 highly priced essential drugs for the benefit of patients in the country.
By introducing the Mechanism at the Professor Senaka Bibile Commemorative Ceremony held at Sri Lanka Foundation Institute in Colombo 07 this evening Professor Silva has stated that under the Drug Price Reduction Mechanism 47 widely used Drugs prescribe for. Heart Diseases ,Diabetes.High Blood Pressure and other common non communicable diseases will be reduced.
This Price Reduction Mechanism will be implemented after Gazette the Mechanism it has been revealed.
The new Mechanism has been introduced under the National Drug Policy and it's based on National Essential Drugs List he has further added.
Meanwhile addressing the gathering the chief guest of the Professor Bibile Commemoration Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senatatne has stated the newly introduced Drug Price Reduction Mechanism will be the first step of National Drug Policy to reduce prices of essential drugs in the local market.
He appealed the authorities involved in importing of Drugs to Sri Lanks not to do business when importing the drugs The .Biggest Business they can do is to serve patients Minister has stressed.
By introducing the Mechanism at the Professor Senaka Bibile Commemorative Ceremony held at Sri Lanka Foundation Institute in Colombo 07 this evening Professor Silva has stated that under the Drug Price Reduction Mechanism 47 widely used Drugs prescribe for. Heart Diseases ,Diabetes.High Blood Pressure and other common non communicable diseases will be reduced.
This Price Reduction Mechanism will be implemented after Gazette the Mechanism it has been revealed.
The new Mechanism has been introduced under the National Drug Policy and it's based on National Essential Drugs List he has further added.
Meanwhile addressing the gathering the chief guest of the Professor Bibile Commemoration Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senatatne has stated the newly introduced Drug Price Reduction Mechanism will be the first step of National Drug Policy to reduce prices of essential drugs in the local market.
He appealed the authorities involved in importing of Drugs to Sri Lanks not to do business when importing the drugs The .Biggest Business they can do is to serve patients Minister has stressed.
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