Govt. to purchase of locally produced SLSVP Injectable

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Health to enter into an agreement between the company and the State Pharmaceutical Corporation to purchase locally produced Sterile Liquid Small Volume Parenteral – (SLSVP) Injectables.

 

The government spends approximately Rs. 3,000 million (approximately USD 15 million) annually to purchase Sterile Liquid Small Volume Parenteral – SLSVP Injectables.

 

 The government approval has been granted to Cologne Life Sciences (Pvt) Ltd to set up a factory in Pallekele with an annual production capacity of about 50 million of these injections. 

 

The only company that has an ability to manufacture Sterile Liquid Small Volume Parenterals in Sri Lanka with the relevant standards is ready to supply its products from February 2022.