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Kenya to allow imports of cheap drugs

NAIROBI: The multi-billion-shilling pharmaceutical industry in the country is facing major realignment. This follows a Government proposal to allow the parallel importation of cheaper medicines.

The industry’s regulatory agency, the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), has proposed a framework that would see international pharmaceutical firms bring in cheaper versions of medicines.

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