Govt. should intervene to stop indiscriminate medicine price hike: GMOA

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CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Follow

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The government should intervene to stop the unusual price increase of medicine and to protect people's lives, the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) said.

GMOA Secretary Dr. Haritha Aluthge said the prices of essential medicines have increased by 300%. The increase in the prices of medicines at present is unaffordable for people.

"The pressure of increasing the price due to the depreciation of the rupee against the dollar should not be put on the people." Therefore, the government should bear a certain percentage of the increase in the price of medicines," Mr. Aluthge said.

He said the Price Control Committee of the Drug Regulatory Authority should meet immediately and take an urgent decision in this regard.

The lives of patients are at serious risk due to the increase in almost all types of drugs, including anti-biotics and pain killers. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)

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ANTON Tuesday, 16 August 2022 06:05 PM

NO MATTER WHETHR I DIE OR NOT, I STOPPED BUYING EXPENSIVE MEDICINE FROM PHARMACIES.

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Wtysgdgdgdgdvdv Tuesday, 16 August 2022 08:16 PM

And stop paying this idiot increasing salary

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Take a pay cut, hair cut, then talk Tuesday, 16 August 2022 09:47 PM

Best way for that is all of you doctors accept pay cut. You will be fine with less income. You still earn so much more than nurses. The money saved from needing to pay your exorbitant salaries and overtime can then be used to subsidise the medicines. Otherwise all you talk is for extra government expense, without making an iota of sacrifice.

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