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Pharmacies face closure amid pharmacist shortage, warns association chief
The Island
|July 23, 2025
A large number of private pharmacies across the country are at risk of shutting down due to stringent enforcement of regulations by the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), All-Island Private Pharmacy Owners' Association (AIPPOA) President Chandika Gankanda has warned.
Gankanda told The Island on Monday, that there was a critical shortage of qualified pharmacists in Sri Lanka. While the country requires approximately 12,000 pharmacists to meet the needs of all operating pharmacies, only around 6,300 pharmacists have recent
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