SRI LANKA GENERICS
December 1st, 2002
BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKAA NEW subsidiary has been launched in Sri Lanka which will import cheaper generic drugs. STC Medical Ltd has been created by the country's STC General Trading Co. Ltd. It will start commercial operations in January, initially importing five widely used generic drugs, namely Amoxicillin, Cefalexin, Enthromycin, Metfomin, and Atenolol. The country's commerce and consumer affairs minister Ravi Karunanayake welcomed the launch, praising its aim of "bringing down the retail pharmaceuticals prices through generic drugs and by parallel ...
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