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Private company issued WoR certificates to import 38 medicines without NMRA evaluation in 2022 - COPE reveals - LankaXpress

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It was revealed in the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) that a private company named ‘Savorite’ was issued Waiver of Registration (WoR) certificates to import 38 types of medicines in 2022 without the evaluation of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA). The former Secretary to the Ministry of Health also informed the Committee that the former Minister of Health had given instructions to select this private company called ‘Sav…

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CoPE uncovers grave irregularities in medicine imports - LNW Lanka News Web

March 29, Colombo (LNW): A parliamentary inquiry has revealed that a private firm, ‘Savorite’, was granted Waiver of Registration (WoR) certificates to import 38 types of medicines in 2022 without undergoing mandatory evaluation by the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA). The revelation has raised serious concerns about regulatory oversight in the country’s healthcare sector. During a meeting of the Committee on Public Enterprises (CO…

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