Riyadh – Mubasher: Saudi Arabia’s imports of medicines and pharmaceutical products went up by 3.1%, or 1,021 tonnes, to 40,069 tonnes in the first nine months of this year.

The kingdom’s imports of drug ingredients between January and 20 September 2018 amounted to SAR 14.23 billion, compared to 39,048 tonnes worth SAR 13.07 billion during the same period last year, according to Issa Al-Eissa, Saudi Customs’ spokesma