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Business & Economy

Martin Dow receives DRAP establishment licence for clinical chemistry reagents re-filling and labelling

Rs50 million project aims to cut imports, boost local diagnostics production with 6 million packs annual capacity

Published 22 Sep, 2025 09:24pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz calls for joint efforts to revolutionise healthcare system

PM launches digital system for licensing, registration of medical devices

Published 21 Jul, 2025 06:47pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s pharmaceutical industry under pressure following trade suspension with India

Samiullah Samad urges DRAP to fast-track registration of high-quality drugs from alternative sources

Updated 27 Apr, 2025 10:02am

Pakistan

Medical device shortage in Pakistan raises health crisis fears, govt action sought

Importers face heavy losses as medical device shipments remain blocked at Lahore airport, warns industry leaders

Published 21 Mar, 2025 05:27pm

Life & Style

DRAP issues recall for suspected fake anti-rabies vaccines

Use of unregistered vaccines can expose to possible health risks

Published 03 Oct, 2024 03:01pm

Pakistan

DRAP issues recall alert for five cough syrups due to contamination

DRAP advises health professionals and consumers to avoid using these five syrup products

Published 10 Sep, 2024 12:20pm

Business & Economy

DRAP bans cough syrups and three other medicines

DRAP immediately issued a recall alert

Published 21 Jun, 2024 12:59pm

Life & Style

WHO warns of falsified cough syrup ingredients seized in Pakistan

Samples sent by DRAP were found to have EG contamination of 0.76-100%, according to WHO

Published 16 Apr, 2024 07:11pm

Pakistan

Govt approves increase in prices of 146 life-saving medicines

PM advises authorities to accelerate action against drug smugglers and hoarders

Published 02 Feb, 2024 11:30am

Pakistan

Potential shortage of insulin on the cards due to uncertain policies

Pakistan is the world’s third nation with the highest number of diabetic patients

Published 23 Jan, 2024 04:04pm

Life & Style

Pakistan seizes poisonous solvent used in cough syrup

World Health Organization has linked the deaths outside Indonesia to cough syrups made in India

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 08:50pm

Life & Style

Punjab bans injection allegedly causing loss of vision

Interim CM Mohsin Naqvi announces free treatment for infected patients

Updated 24 Sep, 2023 10:53pm

Pakistan

DRAP increases maximum prices for 25 life-saving drugs

olivy injections can now be priced upto Rs320,000

Published 23 Aug, 2023 10:32pm

Pakistan

Health ministry raises alarm over medicine shortage

Price disputes have led to many companies stopping production of medicine

Published 03 Mar, 2023 09:53pm

Pakistan

Medicine prices could increase by over 300%

A summary for the approval of new prices has been sent to the cabinet

Published 07 Feb, 2023 02:22pm