The Hon. Dewananda Suraweera

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Colombo· 7 March 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Shortage of Pharmacists and External Pharmacist Examination (Q.492/2025)

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Hon. Dewananda Suraweera raised a second supplementary question alleging that some doctors stock and sell medicines directly to patients, which he described as irregular. He asked whether an existing body regulates this practice or whether the Government intends to establish one.

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¶ 01 Second supplementary: Some doctors stock medicines and sell to patients, which is irregular. Is there a body to regulate this, or will one be established?

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 7 March 2025 ·No. 1743066559006904 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dewananda Suraweera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 March 2025. No. 1743066559006904. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17887