Attempts made to increase drug prices
Attempts made to increase drug prices

Out of 20,000 medicines from 1,650 generics available in the local market, only 417 medicines from 117 generics are regulated by the government. Apart from these essential drugs listed in the gazette, pharmaceutical companies apply for price adjustments for other drugs by considering raw...

WHO issues alert on falsified IMFINZI cancer drug in eastern Mediterranean, European regions
WHO issues alert on falsified IMFINZI cancer drug in eastern Mediterranean, European regions

The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised an alert on Monday (Geneva local time) concerning falsified IMFINZI (durvalumab) injection 500mg/10ml, discovered in Armenia, Lebanon, and Türkiye. These counterfeit products, identified in the unregulated supply chain and reported to WHO in November...

Consumers in terrible fraud
Consumers in terrible fraud

The countrys pharmaceutical sector, which is among the largest in South Asia is doing unethical marketing practices. The industry spends an estimated 6,000 crore taka annually on incentives for doctors, medical representatives, and other sectors related to drug promotion, raising questions about...