A meeting in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers “specific to the reality of pharmaceutical industries” approved a set of flexible procedures and mechanisms to ensure the continuity of these industries and secure their requirements starting from the priority of financing imports through the Central Bank for the raw materials needed for pharmaceutical industries at preferential prices of 700 Syrian pounds per dollar to secure the full need of the local market from All items.
It was agreed in the meeting chaired by Eng. Imad Khamis, Prime Minister and the presence of the Ministers of Health, Economy and Foreign Trade, on the continuation of the pricing mechanism for pharmaceutical items by the Ministry of Health.
It was decided to provide the public hospitals and health centers affiliated with the public authorities with medication according to equal shares among all pharmaceutical companies.
It was stressed the need to control any violations by some drug stores and pharmacies and to continue to export the drug in a way that does not affect securing the need of the local market and provide it at the price specified by the Ministry of Health in the warehouses and pharmacies.
Source : Sana
