Pharmaceutical Industry in Srilanka
The Sri
Lankan pharmaceutical sector heavily depends on imports. Local manufacturers
comprising both government and private sector, contribute only 14 percent of
local medicinal needs. The value of medical and pharmaceutical products
imported exceeds US$ 185 million. Local manufacturers such as State
Pharmaceutical Cooperation (SPC) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) play a major role in
order to increase the manufacturing output of the pharmaceutical products.
references : http://www.itnnews.lk/latest/?p=46909
