Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Health Minister Banned A Stock Of 400 Cancer Injection Vials Purchased By Spending A Higher Price

Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratna
has banned  a stock of 400 Breast Cancer Injection vials purchased from A multi national drug company  incurring a loss of Rs.50 million to the government according to the Ministry Of Health.

The stock of injection vials had been purchased by state owned State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC) by spending Rs.550,000 per vial although there are similar Injection vials available in the local market with lower prices than this  the Ministry has stressed.

The tender was awarded to the multi National Drug Company which supplied the above Injection vials after calling tenders in two occassions it has been revealed.

The Drug Company which provided these injection vials had earlier supplied  Injection vials for Breast cancer  for Rs.285,000 per vial which replaced by a Russian injection vial later purchased for lower price then that.

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