Prayagraj: The increase in prices of life savings drugs has surprised the association of drugs and chemical Allahabad and the same patient in the city of Sangam.
President Allahabad Amemis & Gookgist Anil Dubey admitted to TOI that the price of life savings drugs including anti-biotics and anti-inflammatory drugs has increased by around 40 percent in the past four months.
He added that medical representatives have indicated that the price of important drugs tends to rise more due to lack of raw materials.
He added the price of amoxicillin, ofloxacillin, paracetamol, ciprofloxacin, and other important drugs have increased by 10 percent per month for the past four months leaving chemists and patients.
He further demanded the United States to immediately take corrective steps to control the price of essential medicines.
Nikhil Malang, organized Secretary, Kimi-Chemistry Praya (retail) told TI that a constant increase in raw material prices, including active pharmaceutical materials, most of which were imported from Chinese neighbors, had affected the industry.
He added we had urged the United government to see the crisis.
He said that the price of anti-biotic and anti-inflammatory drugs has risen and the drug unit sells new drugs at a higher price on the market.
Patients are forced to buy important drugs after spending more dollars from their pockets.
Not only drugs are used for heart patients, sugar patients and blood pressure control, the price of essential paracetamol drugs has risen 10 to 20 percent at the last time.
Dubey, meanwhile, said that in addition to raw materials, drug manufacturing has increased prices because these companies spend adequate money for drug packaging and transportation.
The price of pain killers, and Bitamin 12 have also risen.