Minister confirms the postponement of sale of medicines by prescription only
17.05.2018,
16:35
Armenia’s Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan has confirmed today that the ministry is very likely to postpone for one year the introduction of the mandatory sale of medicines by prescription only.
YEREVAN, May 14. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan has confirmed today that the ministry is very likely to postpone for one year the introduction of the mandatory sale of medicines by prescription only. He said the move is prompted by the need to identify and eliminate all the shortcomings of the related government decision.
Speaking to reporters after a Cabinet session today he said only sale of antibiotics will be by prescription.
Under a government decision out of 4,700 medicines registered in the country some 2,700 are to be sold by prescription only. Starting from March 1, antibiotics, hormonal and codeine-containing medicines are sold by prescription only, starting from July 1, the list will be added by all injections and oncological medicines, and starting from October 1 - all other medicines , specified by a special decision of the government, approved last November.
"If the government approves this initiative, we will ask all interested parties to submit their proposals and we will hold also public discussions in order to take into account all concerns and eventually create a system that will avoid inappropriate and incorrect use of medicines, but at the same time will not become an obstacle for seeking medical services," Torosyan wrote on his Facebook page earlier.-0-
Speaking to reporters after a Cabinet session today he said only sale of antibiotics will be by prescription.
Under a government decision out of 4,700 medicines registered in the country some 2,700 are to be sold by prescription only. Starting from March 1, antibiotics, hormonal and codeine-containing medicines are sold by prescription only, starting from July 1, the list will be added by all injections and oncological medicines, and starting from October 1 - all other medicines , specified by a special decision of the government, approved last November.
"If the government approves this initiative, we will ask all interested parties to submit their proposals and we will hold also public discussions in order to take into account all concerns and eventually create a system that will avoid inappropriate and incorrect use of medicines, but at the same time will not become an obstacle for seeking medical services," Torosyan wrote on his Facebook page earlier.-0-
