A senior official at the authority told the Daily Mirror yesterday that they have received a series of complaints from the public against several well-known private hospitals for charging certain most commonly used drugs thrice the amount of its maximum retail price.

The Ministry of Health with the Cabinet endorsement publicized a list of 60 essential and most commonly used drugs with its maximum retail prices reduced by 16% with effect from June 15, 2023.

He said the preliminary investigations carried out by them on the complaints and copies of the hospitals bills received from the public seemed to have proved these allegations and they will soon start probing these hospitals.