Representatives Of All Ceylon Private Pharmacy Owners Union And Drug Traders Association To Corporate The Selling Of 48 Price Reducted Drugs For Reduced Prices

The representatives  of All Ceylon Private Pharmacy Owners  Union and Drug Traders Association had met the chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Drug Regulatory Authority today(24) and assured that they will corporate the  implementation of   Gazette Notification issued by the Minister of Health last Friday by reducing prices of 48 varieties of essential drugs in the market.

During the meeting the Representatives had also informed the chairman of the Drug Regulatory Authority Professor Asitha De Silva and Chief Executive Officer of the Authority Dr.Kamal Jayasinghe that they are facing difficulties when implementing the reduced Drug Prices as Companies importing Drugs to Sri Lankan not taken steps to withdraw the previous stocks of drugs issued to them and issue a fresh stocks of drugs marked with reduced prices .

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Drug Regularity Authority had promised the representatives of All Ceylon Private Pharmacy Owners Association and Drug Traders Association to solve their problem through discussion with Drug Importing Companies under the instructions of Health Minster.