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‘Medicine pricing needs serious attention’

Dawn1 November 2026, 01:27 UTCPakistan

KARACHI: More than 86,000 medicines produced by pharmaceutical companies have been registered under the Track and Trace System, allowing consumers to scan products by mobile phone to check their authenticity and find out their prices, Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal said. He said that pharmaceutical companies could also register their medicines and products online. A process that previously took years is now being completed within just 21 days. Addressing the members of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) on Saturday, he said the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (

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