1.0https://www.awamipolitics.comAssignment Deskhttps://www.awamipolitics.com/author/assignment-deskrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bLqNqBbVso"><a href="https://www.awamipolitics.com/pharma-industry-reduces-prices-of-395-medicines-drugs-28657.html">Pharma Industry Reduces Prices of 395 Medicines & Drugs</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.awamipolitics.com/pharma-industry-reduces-prices-of-395-medicines-drugs-28657.html/embed#?secret=bLqNqBbVso" width="600" height="338" title="“Pharma Industry Reduces Prices of 395 Medicines & Drugs” — " data-secret="bLqNqBbVso" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.awamipolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/medicines.jpg600327Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (PPMA) announced that within 15 days prices for 395 essential medicines and drugs will be reduced throughout Pakistan. Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) reduced prices for these medicines but its implementation was delayed but now Pharma companies have announced to lower the prices. Zahid Saeed, Chairman PMMA held a press conference in Karachi during which he announced that Pharmaceutical companies will also reduce the rates for 464 medicines voluntarily by 10-15%. This is being done to provide relief to the masses as these medicines are commonly used for communicable as well as non-communicable diseases. Chairman