DRAP

Directs health ministry to further simplify registration of drugs and pricing policy

Regular checks will be conducted at pharmacies and factories

Term the six-month time frame given by the regulator too short

Policy would set up separate price control regime, provide incentives

Apex drug regulator to issue new set of good manufacturing practices

Pharmacists claim drug body chief extended illegal benefit to firms

Body refutes allegations of fixing prices higher than that demanded by companies

Authorities asked to appoint new chief within 45 days

DRAP claims medicine available at lowest prices

Drug regulator refutes allegations, terms them an attempt to pressure body

Sarhad chamber says amendments should not be made without consulting stakeholders

Senate panel tasks PMDC to take action on complaints relating to stents

Accuses firms whose cases are behind media campaign

Authority urges use of only registered medical equipment

Drap officials raid sales outlet; seize 40 unregistered stents and expired infusions

These include stethoscopes, ventilators, ultrasound and CT scan machines

Drug inspectors raid pharmacies, manufacturing units in drive against spurious products

Actions were taken across the country

It would regulate hospitals, diagnostic labs

Secretary NHSRC constituted two different committees to discuss display of “Say No to Corruption” messages

Pakistani companies would be able to get membership of Pharmaceuticals Inspection Cooperation Scheme

Says producing these drugs no longer a ‘lucrative option’

Officers directed to conduct market surveys to check medicine prices

Asked to hire more drug inspectors; not a single lab prequalified by WHO in Pakistan, NA committee told

According to a pharma industry official, Pakistan had 80,000 registered medicines and products produced by 600 firms

The authority also suspended registration of medicines of four companies

Minister says new drug will be available for Rs5,568