Through the special Gazette Notification scheduled to be issued this Friday (21) prices of 48 widely used Essential Drugs are due to be reduced up to 84% according to the Chairman of Independant Drug Regulatory Authority Professor Asitha De Silva .
Addressing a special press briefing of the Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine held at Government Information Department in Narahenpita this evening Professor Asitha Silva has stated that highest price reduction of 84% applied to a widely used medicinal pill prescribed for "Gastritis".A drug prescribed for Cholesterol and another anti biotic drug will be reduced by 48% each through the Gazette.
Prices of Essential drugs prescribed for major diseases including Diabetes,High Blood Pressure ,Heart Ailments too reduced by sufficent amount he has stressed.
Stern action will be taken against Pharmacies which do not implement new price formula Professor Silve has further added.
Addressing the Press Briefing Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratna has said that 48 Essential Drugs out of 265 Essential Drugs indexed in an Essential Drugs List prepared under the National Drug Policy
will be reduced with effect from this Friday and the prices of other Essential Drugs too will be reduced step by step in near future.
After the issuing of drug price reduction Gazette Notification the consumer affairs authority ,Independant Drug Regulatory Authority and Special Investigations Unit of the Health Ministry will monitoring whether the pharmacies islandwide implement the new price formula or not he has revealed.
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| Professor Asitha De Silva |
Addressing a special press briefing of the Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine held at Government Information Department in Narahenpita this evening Professor Asitha Silva has stated that highest price reduction of 84% applied to a widely used medicinal pill prescribed for "Gastritis".A drug prescribed for Cholesterol and another anti biotic drug will be reduced by 48% each through the Gazette.
Prices of Essential drugs prescribed for major diseases including Diabetes,High Blood Pressure ,Heart Ailments too reduced by sufficent amount he has stressed.
Stern action will be taken against Pharmacies which do not implement new price formula Professor Silve has further added.
Addressing the Press Briefing Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratna has said that 48 Essential Drugs out of 265 Essential Drugs indexed in an Essential Drugs List prepared under the National Drug Policy
will be reduced with effect from this Friday and the prices of other Essential Drugs too will be reduced step by step in near future.
After the issuing of drug price reduction Gazette Notification the consumer affairs authority ,Independant Drug Regulatory Authority and Special Investigations Unit of the Health Ministry will monitoring whether the pharmacies islandwide implement the new price formula or not he has revealed.
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