Cheap but Scarce

The reduction in the price of generic drugs by the government has triggered supply shortages of the cheap medicines. The sale price is already lower than production costs.

April 24, 2007

HOSPITAL managers are in a spin wracking their brains how to ensure that the quota of generic drugs for the poor is met. Understand that since late last year there has been a market shortage of several types of non-brand name drugs. Hospitals have already place orders with pharmaceutical traders but, hey, the goods never turn up. This is clearly problematic. Added to this is the fact that over the last few months several parts of the country have

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