DRAP to solve chemists’ problems

RAWALPINDI: Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has announced to solve the problems faced by chemists by recognising the right of legal profit margin, says a press release.
Under the leadership of Chemists and Druggists Association (Punjab) Chairman Zahid Bakhtawari, Sirajuddin, Arshad Awan, Chaudhry Imran Rasheed, Qaiser Masood, Najibullah Khan, Mian Tariq Saeed, Usman Hafeez, Zakaria Qureshi, Ashfaq Sarwar, Sheikh Abdul Jabbar held a meeting with Chief Executive Drug Regulatory Authority Asim Rauf. Zahid Bakhtavari said that the decision to maintain the legal profit margin of chemists is welcome. He demanded that online buying and selling of medicines should be declared illegal and the profit margin of chemists should be made 25%.The Drug Regulatory Authority chief executive said that the legal profit margin of 15 per cent of chemists on medicines will be maintained and the chief executive Asim Rauf gave a clear assurance of solving the problems faced by the chemist community.-Agencies