Crackdown launched against surge in prices of medicines

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has launched countrywide crackdown against the pharma companies involved in
illegal and unauthorized increase in prices of medicines
A spokesman for the regulator said the action has been initiated after Minister for Health Aamir Kiani took muchice of the surge in
medicines prices
The spokesperson said action has been taken against thirty one pharma companies for illegally increasing the prices.These pharmaceutical
companies have also been barred from producing medicines and cases are being registered against them as per the Drug Act
One hundred and forty three medicines have also been seized which were being sold at high price.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the
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