Import costs make drug prices soar

The prices of imported and domestic medicines have risen slightly this month, according to the Viet Nam Pharmaceutical Companies Association.

Among the nearly 4,200 drugs surveyed in Ha Noi, 97 drugs saw price hikes of 6.2 per cent on average, and 19 saw a 4.4 per cent decrease, accounting for 2.3 per cent and 0.4 per cent of total surveyed drugs, respectively. Drug prices remained stable in Da Nang and HCM City.

The association forecasts higher sales prices for both Vietnamese and imported medicines next month due to higher input costs and rising world prices

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Posted by VBN on Jul 26 2011. Filed under Health & Drugs. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

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