Medicines

App launched to ensure availability of medicines: Minister

KARACHI: Caretaker Federal Minister for National Health Services Dr Nadeem Jan on Tuesday said that… Read More

Interim govt launches crackdown against medicines’ profiteers

ISLAMABAD: On the direction of caretaker Health Minister Dr Nadeem Jan, the authorities concerned have… Read More

Pharma industry demands increase in prices of medicines

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) has demanded an increase in prices of medicine,… Read More

Sales tax on pharma raw materials to be slashed: Qadir Patel

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Health Abdul Qadir on Monday announced that sales tax on pharma raw… Read More

PPMA donates Rs100m worth medicines to Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) is all set to donate medicines worth Rs100 million… Read More

Greece tests drone drug delivery for remote regions

TRIKALA, Greece: Greece on Tuesday tested a drone to deliver medicines to isolated places in… Read More

Pakistan to send humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to dispatch humanitarian assistance comprising food and medicines for the people… Read More

No new tax imposed on drugs, clarifies FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) clarified on Tuesday that no new tax has… Read More

Federal cabinet likely to approve cut in injections prices for COVID-19 patients

Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned a session of the federal cabinet today in order… Read More

LHC seeks govt reply on petition against medicine price hike

Justice Sajid Mahmood Sethi heard the petition Read More

Police recover more stocks of stolen medicines from graveyard in Larkana

More stocks of medicines stolen from the government hospitals were recovered from a graveyard situated… Read More

Newly-developed blockchain-based system to track counterfeit drugs

Some of the industry’s largest pharmaceutical companies have developed a blockchain-based system to better halt… Read More

SAPM Zafar Mirza takes notice of life-saving drugs’ shortage

Mirza said that the DRAP has assured him that steps were taken to ensure availability… Read More

Federal Cabinet decides to reduce prices of 89 medicines

Federal Cabinet has decided to reduce prices of 89 medicines, including life-saving drugs, by 15… Read More

DRAP launches crackdown against fake, illegal medicines in Islamabad

Sources said that five pharmacies and medical stores have been sealed in Islamabad over the… Read More

DRAP to start inspection of pharmaceutical companies

Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan has decided to start the inspection of pharmaceutical companies in… Read More

WHO hands over medicines to Pakistan for quake victims

WHO has always stood by Pakistan in difficult times, said Zafar Mirza Read More

Trump administration opens door to importing medicine from Canada

The Trump administration took a first step on Wednesday toward allowing the importation of medicines… Read More

Punjab govt decides to provide medicines for life-threatening diseases in jails

The sources said medical tests of male and female prisoners would be conducted with modern… Read More