Tag: Medicines

Pakistan to trade life-saving drugs with India despite tensions

Pakistan will continue the trade of life-saving medicines with India to facilitate the patients in both countries as the tensions between the two nuclear-armed...

Senate body receives briefing on medicines price increase

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services Regulations and Coordination on Monday received a briefing on price increase of medicines and steps to...

Citizens suffer amid ‘artificial’ drugs shortage

--Hospitals and medical stores on verge of running out of lifesaving medicines as pharmaceutical companies’ owners mint money of people’s misery --DRAP spokesperson assures authority...

Doctors in Capital advising patients to opt for ‘out-of-hospital’ services despite...

ISLAMABAD: Doctors in the federal capital have been prescribing medicines that are only available in medical stores, besides sending patients to private laboratories for conducting...

SHC summons health secretary in medicines misuse case

KARACHI: A two-member bench headed by Chief Justice (CJ) Ahmed Ali Shaikh of the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday summoned Health Department secretary on...

City admin takes action against land invasion, counterfeit manufacturers

DC Hamza Shafqaat says district admin all set to tackle encroachments in rural, urban areas ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Capital Territory Administration (ICTA) and the Capital...

Over 100 medicines at public hospitals in Punjab substandard

LAHORE: Laboratory tests of medicines being given to patients at government-run hospitals have revealed a high prevalence of spurious drugs. The tests, overseen by the...

Corrupt mafia responsible for high prices of medicines in Punjab: Imran...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday said that there is a difference of prices of medicines in Kyber Pakhtunkhuwa (KP) and Punjab because...

DHQ, THQ hospitals already received medicines, H1N1 vaccine

Secretary Jan says Flu Filtration Clinics also established LAHORE: Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (PSHD) Secretary Ali Jan Khan has said that the department has...

Law enforcement agencies urged to take action against DRAP’s mega corruption

ISLAMABAD: Leveling serious allegations of embezzlements and bribe on the Drug Registration Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), Pakistan Young Pharmacist Association and Pakistan Drug Lawyers...

World Antibiotic Awareness Week: Are over-the-counter antibiotics even safe for your...

With the growth of antibiotic resistance complicating treatments for several diseases, it is possible that a point may be reached where common infections become...

Mamnoon directs for timely provision of medicines

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain has directed the authorities concerned to ensure timely provision of medicines to the patients suffering from rare diseases. He was speaking...

Punjab procures medicines from reputed companies

The Punjab health department has procured medicines from high ranking companies with additional requirements, according to a spokesman of the Primary and Secondary Healthcare...

NA body to resolve medicines’ pricing, quality issues

    The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination on Thursday decided to hold meetings on daily basis from August 9...

Prices of only 177 medicines increased, Senate told

Minister of State for National Health Services Saira Afzal Tarar responding to a calling attention notice said prices of only those medicines had been...

Minister takes notice of surge in prices of medicines

Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Saira Afzal Tarar has taken notice of the increase in prices of medicines across the country. According...

Govt will ensure availability of H1N1 medicines across Punjab: Rafique

  Adviser to Punjab Chief Minister on Health Khawaja Salman Rafique on Saturday said that the government would ensure availability of medicines for seasonal influenza...