The Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar ordered on Tuesday that the prescription costs should be brought down. Photo: Apollo Pharmacy

 

ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar ordered on Tuesday that the prescription costs should be brought down.

While hearing a case pertaining to sub-standard stents, the CJP remarked that the prescription costs should be between Rs500 to Rs1,000.

?If you go to a doctor, the medicine he prescribes cost Rs5,000 to Rs7,000,? the chief justice observed.

The CJP then asked for the prescription for medicines required by patients of heart, blood pressure and diabetes, which was submitted by Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology Head Dr Azhar Kiyani.

The CJP remarked that the low-cost prescriptions information should be featured in newspapers as well. ?If the governments have any reservations, they may submit them to the court,? the court ruled.

The court also ordered provincial governments to ensure that necessary medicines, instruments are present in hospitals concerned.

The chief justice observed that the cost of dialysis has to be brought down as well, adding that the stents will now cost Rs100,000 to Rs60,000.

The case has been adjourned for two weeks.