Bangladesh needs a medicine pricing system that keeps essential drugs affordable for patients while allowing local manufacturers to produce them profitably, experts and industry representatives said at a webinar yesterday.
Experts say existing system can’t keep pace with rising production costs
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Customers purchase medicine at a pharmacy in Barishal city yesterday. Experts at a webinar called for a balanced pricing system to keep essential drugs affordable while ensuring local manufacturers remain financially sustainable. Photo: Titu Das
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