Araf: Smuggling and monopoly in the pharmaceutical industry must be curbed.
Assessing the performance of the pharmaceutical industry under war conditions, the First Vice President called for a serious fight against smuggling, monopolization and opaque relations in this field.
Aref described the performance of the health sector, especially the pharmaceutical industry, in the last two wars as brilliant and beyond the duties assigned to it, and said that the pharmaceutical manufacturers were able to provide the medicine needed by the country in war conditions.
He announced the government's willingness to formulate a plan aimed at reducing interference in the pharmaceutical industry, while respecting the rights of producers and consumers.
The First Vice President saw the sale of over-the-counter drugs as a sign of widespread drug trafficking and emphasized the need to deal with drug trafficking, monopolization and opaque relationships.