Sale of medicines in Armenia without prescriptions to be reduced gradually
19.02.2018,
15:58
The number of medications sold by pharmacies in Armenia without a doctor’s prescription will be reduced gradually, deputy minister of health Sergey Khachatryan said on Monday.
YEREVAN, February 19. /ARKA/. The number of medications sold by pharmacies in Armenia without a doctor’s prescription will be reduced gradually, deputy minister of health Sergey Khachatryan said on Monday. Speaking to a news conference he said the move is meant to rule out self-treatment.
According to the deputy minister, out of 4,700 medicines registered in the country some 2,700 will be sold by prescription only.
He specified that starting from March 1, antibiotics, hormonal and codeine-containing medicines will be 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.
The deputy minister noted that many Armenian citizens decide what medications to take without consulting their doctors.
"We understand that the decision when it becomes a law will sharply increase the number of chronic patients in the country, but on the other hand it will allow us to prescribe the right treatment, rather than remove the symptoms of the disease without treating the underlying cause," Khachatryan said.
He said for chronic patients or diseases requiring long-term treatment, special prescriptions will be provided enabling patients to buy medicines during 1-6 months without having to see their doctors. In the future, prescriptions will be provided electronically, he said. -0-
According to the deputy minister, out of 4,700 medicines registered in the country some 2,700 will be sold by prescription only.
He specified that starting from March 1, antibiotics, hormonal and codeine-containing medicines will be 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.
The deputy minister noted that many Armenian citizens decide what medications to take without consulting their doctors.
"We understand that the decision when it becomes a law will sharply increase the number of chronic patients in the country, but on the other hand it will allow us to prescribe the right treatment, rather than remove the symptoms of the disease without treating the underlying cause," Khachatryan said.
He said for chronic patients or diseases requiring long-term treatment, special prescriptions will be provided enabling patients to buy medicines during 1-6 months without having to see their doctors. In the future, prescriptions will be provided electronically, he said. -0-
