Drug Regulatory Agency of Pakistan (Cabinet Division), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 of the Drugs Act, 1976 (XXXI of 1976), the Federal Government, through a notification, has allowed addition of up to Rs 4 and Rs 10 per bottle of 60ml, 120ml and 450ml respectively in their respective Maximum Retail Prices (MRPs) of liquid cough preparations fixed by the federal government.
Subject to the fulfilment following conditions namely:
(i) valid drug manufacturing license/ drug sale license and drug registration.
(ii) the manufacturers and importers of drugs shall furnish the MRPs of drugs with evidence to the Pricing Section before implementation and stickers are not allowed.
(iii) print the retail price on the label in the manner prescribed by the Drugs (Labelling and Packing) Rules; and (iv) raw material used for drugs manufacturing shall be purchased from established source per official pharmacopoeia under section 3 of Drugs Act 1976.-PR