on prices of all basic commodities, including ARVs, that resulted in the drugs and most goods disappearing from shop shelves.
The Retail Pharmacist Association last week won a concession from the government to lift the price freeze after it had warned that most pharmacies could be pushed out of business.
The chairman of the association, Douglas Shoniwa, confirmed to ZimOnline yesterday that they had hiked the price of ARVs.
A survey by ZimOnline at the weekend showed that most pharmacies in Harare had hiked the price of most generic AIDS drugs by more than 100 percent. – ZimOnline
20.9.2007
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ARV prices rocket
HARARE - The price of life-prolonging anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) has shot up from Z$2.5 million to $5.9 million for a month's supply, putting at risk lives of thousands of Zimbabweans who depend on the drugs for survival.
President Robert Mugabe's embattled government last June ordered a freeze
President Robert Mugabe's embattled government last June ordered a freeze