Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA)

Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA)

Bangladeshi pharmaceuticals must collaborate with MNCs to improve their capacity in research, development and other critical manufacturing arenas. Photo: Mumit M/TBS

Drug pricing deadlock stalls hundreds of new medicines, strands investment

Hundreds of new medicines remain stuck without pricing approval, leaving patients waiting while companies see investments frozen

Health Minister Sardar Sakhawat Hossain. Photo: Collected

Govt to continue drive to stop supply of counterfeit medicines: Health Minister

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Banks barred from opening LCs for supplement imports without DGDA approval

Alamgir Hossain appointed Drug Administration DG

Alamgir Hossain appointed Drug Administration DG

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Bangladesh's vaccine export dreams on hold over WHO certification

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Private hospitals gear up for robotic surgery revolution

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Patients to wait till Oct for lower-priced coronary stents

An illustration showing cardiac stents. Illustration: Freepik

Price fixing for cardiac stents logical, no shortage in equipment: DGDA

Table: TBS

Cardiac stent prices cut by up to 46%

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DGDA proposes to include lessons about antibiotic resistance in textbooks

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Unreasonable price hike of medicine unacceptable: Consumers' association

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Monitor prescriptions, rein in retailing to stop misuse of antibiotics: Experts

10yrs in jail, Tk10 lakh fine if found selling stolen govt drugs  

10yrs in jail, Tk10 lakh fine if found selling stolen govt drugs