Price Control Committee Had Allowed Drug Importers To Increase Drug Prices By 29 Percent

 The Price Control Committee of the National Drugs Regulatory Authority had today (11) approved a 20 percent increase of All medicines selling in the country according to the State Minister Of Drug Production ,Supplies And Regulations Professor Channa Jayasumana .

The State Minster had stated in Parliament today  that the Medical Supplies Division got  stocks of Medicines sufficient for six month period and Drug Importers also have stocks of Medicine sufficient for 04 month period .

However Government Pharmacists Union had stated that the Government Hospitals currently have a stock of Medicines sufficient for 2-3 weeks and Private Pharmacies have Medicine stocks sufficient for a week period .