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Drugmakers Call For Higher Prices

May 2008 | Industry News

Due to erosion of margins, pharmaceutical companies have called on Pakistan's government to allow them to increase the price of medicines. The firms say that the price of drugs has remained stable for the last five years, while the cost of production has risen by one-fifth over the same period. It is BMI's view that the price controls will remain in place for the medium term, primarily because of the widespread

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