Kathmandu, May 12: Nepal Drug Importers Association has slammed the government decision to form a high-level committee to fix the price of the imported drugs in its bid to control the exorbitant price of the medicines.
An inspection team of the Health Ministry had found that the price of the imported drug was expensive by 400 per cent to 2,200 per cent.
The meeting of the Council of Minister held Tuesday had formed a three-member panel to offer suggestions to the government to determine the price and ensure fair price of the drugs.
The committee is headed by the Secretary of the Public Procurement Management Office including representatives from Finance Ministry and Health Ministry as the members.
Organizing a press meet on Thursday, the Association has said that it was ready to decrease the price of the drugs maximum possible from 25 per cent. Chairman of Association Anjan Pudasaini said that they should not be banned in the name of encouraging the domestic produces. RSS
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