According to the notification of the federal government across Punjab, the prices of every medicine went up for the second time in the month of October.
According to the DRAP announcement, pharmaceutical companies and importers were allowed to increase the prices of lifesaving medicines by 7pc while the prices of other medicines by 10pc.
The drug should be sold only to those who have a prescription from a doctor. The notification said that dexamethasone is a steroid, which has a large number of manufacturers in Pakistan.