Due to the rising prices of Western Medicinal Drugs in the world market coincided with the value of US Dollar ,The prices of Drugs in the local market too have increased by 5% as per the requests made by Drug Importers and National Chamber Of Drug Importers the Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has stated.The price increase has been done through a special Gazette notification Number 2049/31 dated 14-12 -2017 and accordingly the price of a Paracetamol Tablet wil be increased by 7 cents from Rs.1.30 to Rs.1.37.
The National Drug Authority will carry out the raids to nab those pharamacies who are selling Drugs beyond these prices according to the Health Ministry.
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