Iran’s health minister says some medications continue to be scarce, despite assertions by the U.S. and the European Union that international sanctions do not affect Iran’s access to the pharmaceutical and medical equipment market. Hassan Ghazizadeh said: “Our problems persist. Those who have laid sanctions claim they have not sanctioned pharmaceuticals and medical equipment, […]
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Iranian Health Minister foresees drug costs declining
Iran’s Minister of Health has promised that in view of the recent agreements in Geneva, drugs will become cheaper in the country. “Without a doubt the improvement in the labour market and the increase in the export of oil and other products will have an indirect effect on the state of health in the […]
Addiction clinics hampered by rising drug costs
The rising price of medical drugs has severely restrained the services offered by addiction treatment clinics. ILNA reports that the head of Addiction Prevention and Treatment has said its clinics are faced with a 60- to 80-percent increase in the price of the medical drugs they need to deliver adequate treatment. “The drop in […]