LAHORE, Jan 28: Multinational pharmaceutical companies have demanded formation of an independent central drug regulatory authority to oversee the industry in Pakistan.

In a statement issued here on Saturday, the Pharma Bureau, a representative body of the multinational pharmaceutical companies, said an independent DRA was the need of the hour to ensure patient welfare and safety and to rebuild confidence of the public in the pharmaceutical industry.

“Pakistan has been lacking a central regulating authority which is a major concern for the industry,” it said, expressing concern over the death of PIC patients.

Opinion

Editorial

Digital growth
Updated 25 Apr, 2024

Digital growth

Democratising digital development will catalyse a rapid, if not immediate, improvement in human development indicators for the underserved segments of the Pakistani citizenry.
Nikah rights
25 Apr, 2024

Nikah rights

THE Supreme Court recently delivered a judgement championing the rights of women within a marriage. The ruling...
Campus crackdowns
25 Apr, 2024

Campus crackdowns

WHILE most Western governments have either been gladly facilitating Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, or meekly...
Ties with Tehran
Updated 24 Apr, 2024

Ties with Tehran

Tomorrow, if ties between Washington and Beijing nosedive, and the US asks Pakistan to reconsider CPEC, will we comply?
Working together
24 Apr, 2024

Working together

PAKISTAN’S democracy seems adrift, and no one understands this better than our politicians. The system has gone...
Farmers’ anxiety
24 Apr, 2024

Farmers’ anxiety

WHEAT prices in Punjab have plummeted far below the minimum support price owing to a bumper harvest, reckless...