The Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa said that conserving foreign reserves is expected to be done by increasing domestic production while limiting importing goods. The Finance Minister made this statement on Friday (6) during the market launch of the two locally manufactured drugs at the State Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Corporation, Ratmalana. Tramadol, a pain medicine, and Levothyroxine, a thyroid medicine were released to the market. Around 9.8 million capsules of Tramadol 50 mg and about 98 million tablets of 50 mg of Levothyroxine are used annually in Sri Lanka. State Ministers Prof. Channa Jayasumana and Dr. Nalaka Godahewa also participated in the event.

Source: The Nation August 08, 2021 18:33 UTC