Pharmaceuticals: Minister expects exports to double by next year

ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Saira Afzal Tarar informed the Senate on Monday of a substantial increase in pharmaceutical exports from the country, expecting them to double by the end of next year.



Winding up discussion on a deferred motion about Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), the minister also expressed hope that the body would be able to meet international standards in terms of performance within the next five years.

The minister said that a quality assurance directorate has been set up in DRAP to regulate quality of drugs being sold, adding that some 5,500 samples were collected from across the country resulting in cases being filed against 1,450 sellers.



The minister said DRAP had decided 880 cases so far and imposed Rs35 million in  fines on the companies.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 7^th, 2017.

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