Most of the western Drug Companies in Sri Lanka which opposed earlier to the price reduction of 48 essential drugs in the market implemented under the National Drug Policy have informed the Ministry last week that They will support to make the price reduction work according to the Health
Ministry.
One of the major drug importing companies based in Colombo wrote to the Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala last week that the company informed it's distributors and traders to sell the price reduced drugs to the new prices.
The officials of the above mentioned Drug Company had gone to Health Ministry with ambassadors of four European Countries in Sri Lanka on 21st of October the day that the Health Ministry issued the Gazette Notification on reducing the prices of 48 essential drugs and requested the Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senatatne not to reduce the prices of drugs imported from Europe under the price reduction mechanism the Ministry Has stated.
However Minister has refused the request it has been revealed.
One of the major drug importing companies based in Colombo wrote to the Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala last week that the company informed it's distributors and traders to sell the price reduced drugs to the new prices.
The officials of the above mentioned Drug Company had gone to Health Ministry with ambassadors of four European Countries in Sri Lanka on 21st of October the day that the Health Ministry issued the Gazette Notification on reducing the prices of 48 essential drugs and requested the Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senatatne not to reduce the prices of drugs imported from Europe under the price reduction mechanism the Ministry Has stated.
However Minister has refused the request it has been revealed.
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