Deputy Minister of Health Hansaka Wijemuni says price regulations will be introduced in the future for medicines imported through private pharmacies.
Deputy Minister Wijemuni said that this step is being taken with the aim of strengthening the government’s drug procurement process.
He pointed out that although there is a Price Regulation Committee to regulate the prices of medicines imported by the private sector, no effective action has been taken through it.
The Deputy Minister of Health further said that a new legal framework for this purpose has already been submitted to the Attorney General. (Newswire)