Tue, 21-Oct-2025

DRAP approves Pakistan’s first COVID-19 testing kit

DRAP

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has announced that Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has approved country’s first COVID testing kit. He announced on his twitter that: Another landmark achieved…. DRAP has approved Pakistan first COVID testing kit, Congratulations to @Official_NUST and our brilliant scientists …you people have made us proud … Read more

DRAP didn’t monitor if imported coronavirus testing kits were certified: Fawad

Fawad Chaudhry Twitter

Federal Science Minister Fawad Chaudhry claimed on Friday (April 17) that the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) didn’t check if t COVID-19 testing kits imported from China were made by specialized companies or not. While speaking to a News channel Chaudhry said that the Sindh government’s claim that the testing kits provided by the … Read more

DRAP permits local production Anti COVID 19 medicine says Dr. Zafar

DRAP

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, Dr. Zafar Mirza has said Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan has allowed the local production of raw material of cholorquine as part of efforts to cope with coronavirus challenge. In a statement today, he said the DRAP has also permitted clinical trials of plasma therapy … Read more

Govt. determines to ensure easy availability of life saving drugs: PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday said the government was determined to ensure easy availability of life saving drugs along with other essential medicines at affordable prices because it attached high priority to the life of its people. According to the details, The prime minister was chairing a meeting over the availability of necessary drugs in … Read more

Countrywide crackdown against expensive drug salesmen

the Lahore High Court

Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) launched nationwide crackdown against illegal expensive drugstores. According to the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health Federal drug inspector raided the Drug Line Pharma Wholesale Market and the market was sealed by the autrhority. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination Dr Zafar Mirza … Read more