Clyde Caruana remains Malta's best rated minister • Nine ministers
score five points or above, seven ministers score below pass mark •
Before resigning Roderick Galdes ranked lowest • All ministers see
decrease in their ratings over last year
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INTERVIEW MT2
A broad range of medicines
have seen their prices go up
by significant margins with
one eye drops increasing by
as much as 233%, MaltaToday
has learnt.
Flarex eye drops, used to treat
eye inflammation, increased
from €5.31 to an eyewatering
€17.10 over the span of a few
months. Similarly, Otosporin
ear drops, used to treat ear in-
fections, increased from €4.61
to an ear-bursting €13.95—a
200% increase.
But other more popular
medicines such as Buscopan
tablets, used in the treatment
of muscle spasms, Sudocrem,
used to treat skin redness in
babies, and Ventolin inhaler,
used to treat asthma, are also
leaving a bigger dent in con-
sumers' wallets.
Medicine
prices are
squeezing
patients
All ministers receive lower
marks, Caruana retains lead
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MALTATODAY'S RATE THE MINISTER SURVEY
