Muscat: Pharmacies in the country must have an official price list with them so that they can cross check the prices of the medicine before purchase, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has said in a statement.
“All the citizens and residents have the right to confirm the ratified price of medicines by comparing the price on the drug bottle with the price list available in the pharmacy”, the statement said.
This will bring more transparency to the healthcare system in the country.
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The Ministry issued the statement following a meeting of the Technical Committee of Pharmaceutical Companies and their Products Registration and Drug Pricing held on Wednesday.
“If any disparity is spotted, people can inform the ministry of health call centre and the DG will take the necessary action,” the statement said.
The Ministry of Health has a strict pricing policy that fixes the prices of all drugs. The ministry updates the price list on its website regularly and the same list is available with the pharmacies.
