Medical imports decline

THE supply of pharmaceutical products has outstripped demand, causing a decrease in the value of drug imports during the first half of 2011, experts say. An increase in the number of firms importing pharmaceutical products in 2010 led to this year’s drop, Medical Trust Company Sales Manager Kaing Koh Seng said. Figures from Ministry of Commerce’s Camcontrol Department show the value of drugs imported fell to US$52.1 million during the first six months of 2011, from $58.3 million in the same period last year.

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