Oral saline, water-purifying tablets become costlier
Courtesy New Age 22/11/07
Prices of oral saline and water-purifying tablets have increased sharply in wholesale market as a section of traders is making windfall profits, cashing in on growing demand of life-saving items after the cyclone.
A carton of SMC oral saline was selling between Tk 56 and Tk 58 at Mitford and Babubazar on Wednesday against between Tk 50 and Tk 52 a week ago while a box containing 100 water-purifying tablets was selling between Tk 80 and Tk 100 against Tk 70.
Market sources said as relief workers rushed to drug shops to buy oral saline and water-purifying tablets, hoarders in wholesale markets were charging much higher prices despite the supply remained satisfactory.
Saleh Ahmed Chowdhury, head (sales) of Social Marketing Company, said they had adequate supply in wholesale market.
The official of the company that sources nearly 80 per cent of 250 million pieces annual market in the country told New Age that price of SMC oral saline at traders’ level also remained unchanged at Tk 50 per box.
He informed that SMC sent an extra consignment of 0.66 million pieces of oral saline to its
Saleh said they were supplying some large consignments of oral saline to WHO,
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