Fever medicines disappear from market.

KARACHI -- As waterborne and mosquito-borne disease break out following the heavy rains in Sindh, particularly in Karachi, medicines for common ailments, including fever have disappeared from the market, media reported on Friday.

According to details, a shortage of medicine for fever and diarrhea has sprung in Karachi as the city reported as many as 192 more cases of the dengue virus.

The shopkeepers said, in the wholesale market, a single pack of Panadol tablets was being sold for over Rs1,000. Meanwhile, the single pack - on medical stores - was being sold at Rs1,200.

Amid growing cases of dengue, malaria and viral fevers, Brufen syrup and tablet were also disappeared from pharmacies across Karachi.

It is pertinent to mention here that cases of dengue virus continue to witness sharp increase in Sindh including Karachi as the provincial capital registered as...

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