Dawayen Bhi Mehengai Ke Marz Mai Mubtala...
Dawayen Bhi Mehengai Ke Marz Mai Mubtala...
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00:00The back of your mind, this thing is continuously playing in your mind.
00:05And on top of that, another problem is that 20-22% of GST,
00:11before its implementation, the medicines have become expensive.
00:16You see, a sugar tablet of 150 rupees, the strip that was available for diabetes treatment,
00:23is now available for 350 rupees.
00:25And it has been increased to more than a limit.
00:29And in Karachi and the whole of Sindh, this situation is becoming more visible.
00:32One thing is that arbitrary prices are being collected.
00:35Every medical store has its own rates.
00:37Another thing is that heart diseases medicines have become 30-40% expensive.
00:41And I think that once you, I mean, whose parents are obviously suffering from some disease,
00:47so if they go to buy medicines, then they have an idea that
00:50if you buy a medicine for 2,500 rupees, then after that you will get medicines for 3,500 rupees
00:55or 4,000 rupees and you will see an increase.
00:58And this is a surprising thing.
00:59Although this is a life-saving drug for you.
01:03I am surprised that this is not an entertainment thing.
01:07This is your compulsion that you have to eat.
01:09But despite that, this is the situation.
01:11Now you see that the ORS leaf, the ORS packet that is available,
01:15that is, the one of Nimcol,
01:18the reason for that is that you, in any heat,
01:22if there is heat, if there is a deficiency of water in your body,
01:25then what you do is that you drink Nimcol so that electrolytes are complete in your body.
01:30Now the packet that used to be available for 10 rupees,
01:32that packet is now for 30 rupees.
01:34I am surprised how we advise people.
01:38This is the same situation.
01:39Do you remember that in the last government,
01:41when there were headache pills, their prices were increased.
01:44So what happened?
01:45There was a pill for 1 rupee for 3 rupees.
01:47The leaf for 10 rupees was 30 to 50 rupees.
01:49And there is also one aspect to this.
01:51One aspect to this is that when your parents know
01:55how much your son's salary is,
01:57after that when they have this idea that the prices are increasing,
02:00and then they think that 20,000 to 22,000 rupees are spent on my medicines in the whole month,
02:05or if it is less than that,
02:07then they say, don't bring my medicine.
02:09Sadaf, they refuse to eat.
02:12Yes, they do the same.
02:13They are hitting the sticks in eating the medicines.
02:15You believe that your parents do this.
02:18You think that I brought the medicine for the month,
02:20we will check at the end of the month, the medicines will not be over.
02:22And then you have to tell them that no, there is nothing like that,
02:25the medicines are not expensive.
02:26You have to hide it.
02:27You have to hide things from them.
02:29But then they say that parents are parents,
02:31they get the idea.
02:33So this is a separate factor,
02:34with which we are seeing that everyone is dealing at home.
02:38Anwar Khan, our representative is with us.
02:40And obviously, all the diabetic patients in Pakistan,
02:42everyone knows.
02:43In this also, we are seeing that 25 to 30% increase has been made
02:46in the medicines related to sugar.
02:48So Anwar, please tell us,
02:50what is the situation now,
02:52after the increase?
02:54And these medicines,
02:56especially the medicines that are found over the counter,
02:59which we call headache medicines,
03:01has there been an increase in them as well?
03:06Look, if we talk now,
03:08in Karachi, in the morning session,
03:10the highest and best value of the medicines,
03:14first we will discuss,
03:15the ordinary medicines found on the counter,
03:18in which there are headache and fever medicines.
03:21In 2022-23,
03:23the headache and fever pills,
03:25which were packets,
03:27were 10 to 15 rupees,
03:29in a maximum of 13 rupees,
03:30were easily available.
03:32And like this, in 2020,
03:34these prices kept increasing,
03:3520, 25, 30.
03:37And today, in 2024,
03:39headache and fever pills have exceeded 50 rupees.
03:42These ordinary medicines found on the counter,
03:44if we go further,
03:46and then we talk about those medicines,
03:48which are permanent diseases,
03:50in which sugar,
03:52blood pressure,
03:53and heart diseases are included,
03:55these are the medicines,
03:56which patients have to take all their life.
03:59If we talk about their prices,
04:01then these prices,
04:02due to being daily regulated,
04:03are at the highest level.
04:06And the ordinary nature,
04:07that is, those people,
04:09who are currently doing jobs of 30,000 to 35,000 rupees,
04:11if we talk about it,
04:13they will go back to their homes.
04:14Earlier, these medicines used to come for 8,000 to 7,000 rupees.
04:17And today, this budget is increasing rapidly,
04:20and has crossed 15,000 to 16,000 rupees.
04:23And Pakistan is included among those countries in the world,
04:26which in terms of sugar,
04:28come in the second and third number parameters.
04:30Exactly like this.
04:31Along with that,
04:32if we talk about heart diseases,
04:34which have become 30 to 35 percent expensive.
04:37In 2022, it was 15 percent.
04:39Then in 2023, it came to 20 to 25 percent.
04:41And now it is more than 40 percent.
04:43And along with that,
04:44if we talk about cancer patients,
04:46then a tablet for cancer patients,
04:48whose brand name cannot be taken,
04:50if we look at its local form,
04:52then it is for 8,000 to 9,000 rupees.
04:55There are 30 tablets in it.
04:56And right now, it is not available in Sindh.
04:58And in Bilek,
04:59it is easily available for 15,000 rupees.
05:02The most dangerous situation is that
05:04the highest level of these prices of medicines,
05:07is that level,
05:08which is arbitrary and due to deregulation,
05:10it has come out.
05:11The decision to deregulate,
05:14please shed some light on it.
05:17What were its objectives?
05:19And were the objectives fulfilled?
05:21Or is it only the people who are being tortured by it?
05:25See, the complaints of the pharmaceutical company
05:27came out,
05:28that some specific drugs,
05:30which are controlled,
05:32as a result of which,
05:33they face special difficulties.
05:35So the government went to some extent and gave relief.
05:37And as a result of deregulation,
05:39all its burden has come on the people.
05:42It was a special type of medicine,
05:44which was deregulated.
05:45Now, if we talk about this whole situation,
05:48now the highest level of prices,
05:50these are the prices,
05:51which at the moment,
05:5220 to 22% of GST has not yet been applied on them.
05:55The day, i.e. in the coming days,
05:57within a few days,
05:58when GST will be implemented on them,
06:00then this burden,
06:01this combination,
06:02antibiotics,
06:03sugar,
06:04blood pressure,
06:05all these medicines,
06:06which are used by one person in the house,
06:08will cost 20 to 25 thousand rupees per month.
06:11There is one more issue.
06:12All these conditions are coming up,
06:13which have not yet been implemented.
06:14Okay, there is one more issue.
06:15First of all,
06:16pharmaceutical companies have made things expensive.
06:19Secondly,
06:20the rate of each medical store is different.
06:23That is,
06:24they are giving it at some other rate.
06:26Then you also know that
06:27once it was published,
06:28then it was found that
06:29the medical stores themselves
06:31have shorted the medicines.
06:33That is,
06:34they have reduced the prices
06:35so that their prices can be increased
06:36and can be sold.
06:37So,
06:38something is done for its treatment.
06:39Are there any steps or not?
06:43Yes, see,
06:44notifications and instructions are issued
06:46regarding the security measures.
06:471 to 2
06:48and sometimes in a month,
06:493 to 4 activities are done to show.
06:52This basic responsibility
06:53is made by the Direct Regulatory Authority.
06:55Along with that,
06:56the DHOs in different branches of the SIN
06:58and the Assistant DHOs,
07:00their responsibility is that
07:02the medical stores in different branches
07:04of the SIN should go there
07:05and determine the prices
07:06and also check their prices.
07:08Almost all the medical stores in the city
07:10have their own rates.
07:13After one shop,
07:14if you go to the second or third shop,
07:15then the rates increase rapidly.
07:17And sometimes it also happens that
07:19where 5 to 10% discount is given to you,
07:22especially medical experts also give an indication
07:25that the medicines given there
07:27are also fake.
07:29So, this is a situation
07:30which is not being addressed.
07:32And regarding the DHOs
07:34and the Directly Regulatory Authority,
07:36the medical stores,
07:37the places where it is necessary
07:39to control the prices,
07:41are not being controlled.
07:43Absolutely.
07:44Okay, Anwar, thank you so much.
07:45So, this is the situation.
07:46And now you will see
07:47where the people are not worried.
07:49And as we always tell you,
07:52when the tax was imposed
07:53on the Petroleum Dealers Association
07:55in the last few days,