Some 97 percent of Iran's required medicine is currently produced domestically, Iran's Health Ministry official Hossein Ayati said.
He said about 50 percent of the necessary raw materials for producing the medicine is imported.

Last year, some $1.7 billion was allocated to import medicine which is not produced inside the country, Ayati added.

In March, Iran's drug importing union chief, Nasser Riahi said there will be no special concern about the medicine drug supply in Iran in the current Iranian calendar year which began on March 21.

"The drug market has been stable. Regarding the action taken to ensure medicine flows into the country, an interaction between the government and parliament is taking place and next year there will be no problems with drug supplies," Riahi said.

Iran experiences certain difficulties with drug shortages in the country, largely because of the international sanctions imposed on Iran, due to its disputed nuclear programme.

Despite the fact that the sanctions do not directly target medical supplies and food, many companies refuse to deal with Iran fearing the impact of the sanctions.

By Azer News

 

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