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The generic tablet Panadol is facing a massive shortage in the Pakistani Market. Due to the sudden dengue and covid outbreak, people are looking for the best alternative these days. The company stopped production of the tablet due to the ineffectiveness of cost. Panadol is the most generic tablet every household has for pain relief and fever. But recently the Pakistani market is seeing a massive shortage of this tablet. In this weather, the level of dengue fever and Covid is skyrocketing, To cure that Panadol is a must-have. But people couldn't find the medicine due to no production at the company's end. This tablet is manufactured by GSK company which is the oldest pharmaceutical company in Pakistan. According to them, they produce around 450 million Panadol tablets each year. Re...

Due to a 17 percent tax on raw material per piece, 40 life savings medicines are short in the market. PPMA is seeking help from Federal Government. Consumption of all raw materials caused this drastic drugs shortage in the country. Pakistan Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Association (PPMA) Chairman Qazi Mansoor Dilawar warns the Government about the upcoming drastic drugs shortage. Recently government imposed a 17 percent tax on raw materials in the recent budget. Moreover, The worst thing is the tax is implemented per piece, not on the entire quota. That makes the whole situation more complex and alarming. As a consequence, the country is about to witness its worst drug shortage. Since the industry already used all the stored raw material. With the new tax, prices are skyrocketing...

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