Tag: #Medicines
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Spoiler Alert! Weight Loss Medicines are a Scam
Obesity is a disease that everyone tries to avoid Along with diet and exercise, medicines are also taken to eliminate obesity Weight loss advertisements are all around us, in public and on social media Even in the US, there have been cases of weight loss fraud – selling bogus medicines and drugs Obesity is a…
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Social Media and Weight loss, What’s the Connection?
According to researchers, social media can play a key role in losing weight. A study focused on thirty-three participants struggling to lose weight through surgical and non-surgical means, who shared their weight loss journey on social media, were confirmed to be more committed in their efforts than those who did not blog about their journey.…
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ECC allows an unprecedented increase in medicine prices
A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) was held under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. In the meeting, issues were discussed according to the agenda. According to Baaghi TV reports, during the meeting, the manufacturers were allowed to increase the price of medicines by seventy percent, at once. The policy board also…
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Cannabis Will be Used to Make Medicines: Shibli Faraz
Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz stated that medicines will be made using cannabis, and that he was thankful to Allah that they moved away from misinforming reports. In an informal discussion with the reporters, Science and Technology Minister Shibli Faraz announced that the electronic voting machine presented to the Cabinet was an old…
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Drug Act Violation: Two Medical Stores Sealed & Three Fined
Two medical stores have been sealed and three fined for violating the drug act.
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Chief Justice makes claims against sale of counterfeit drugs
Lahore, 21st July: The case of coronavirus so motu notice was heard in the Supreme Court. During the hearing, Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed directed that social distance be maintained in the court. According to Baaghi TV, Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed asked that how did DRAP allow the import of unregistered drugs? Which hospital asked for…
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The government gives another shock to the people, rise in medicine rates
The government of Pakistan has given another shock to the poor people, by allowing an increase in the prices of medicines. The Federal Government has allowed pharmaceutical companies to raise prices by 7 to 10 percent, according to Baaghi TV. The notification was issued after the approval of the amendment in the drug pricing policy…
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Govt to continue raiding against exorbitant medicine rates : Dr Zafar Mirza
ISLAMABAD, Jan 8 (APP): Special Assistant to Prime Minister SAPM Dr Zafar Mirza Wednesday said that the prices of essential medicines had been reduced by 15 per cent on the special directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan and through online complaints around 50,000 actions were taken for illegally increasing the prices in markets. Talking to…
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Prices of medicines increased by 9, 15 percent under hardship category
ISLAMABAD, Dec 09 (APP): Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services Nausheen Hamid Monday told the National Assembly that the present government increased retail prices of medicines by nine percent as determined under hardship category and by 15 percent over and above the existing maximum retail prices under Drug Pricing Policy, 2018. Speaking during the question…
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Medicinal imports dip by 9% in four months
ISLAMABAD, Nov 29 (APP): The imports of medicinal products into the country during the first four months of financial year (2019-20) dipped by 9.06 percent as compared to the corresponding period of last year. Pakistan imported medicinal products of worth $347.745 million during July-October (2019-20) compared to the imports of $382.369 million during July-October (2018-19),…