ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on National Health Service Regulations and Coordination on Wednesday directed pharmaceutical companies to reduce prices of life-saving drugs. The reservations were expressed at a Senate committee meeting held under the chair of Chairman Mian Muhammad Ateeq Sheikh at the Parliament House. The Senate body was told that there was no truth in the news of rise in prices of over 10,000 life-saving drugs. Following the discloser, the director accepted that the huge difference in prices is due to the recent adjustment of prices. Pakistan Medical and Dental Council registrar informed the Senate committee that the council resolved numerous pending cases.

Source: Pakistan Today August 01, 2018 16:52 UTC