AMMAN — The
National Society for Consumer Protection (NSCP) reiterated
its concerns over the shortage of some medicines in the market, expressing fear
that this could be a prelude for an increase in drug prices.
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Head of the NSCP
Mohammad Obeidat called on the Ministry of Health to “take immediate steps and
provide needed medicines without depending on medicine importers”.
Executive Director
of the NSCP Maher Al-Hajjat told
Jordan News that “we had received many
complaints stating that certain kinds of medicines are out of stock”, adding that
the Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) denies that there is a shortage,
“but that is not what we are finding”.
An official from a
local pharmacy, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told
Jordan News that “some essential medicines have recently been out of stock”.
Owners of three
pharmacies in three different areas of Amman all confirmed that there is
shortage of some medicines, especially those treating chronic diseases and
psychiatric conditions, for at least two months.
President of
Jordan Pharmacists Syndicate Mohammad Ababneh, however, told
Jordan News that there is “no shortage of any medicine”, reinforcing a statement by JFDA
Director-General Nizar Mhaidat.
He added that “in
case of a shortage of any kind of medicine, which could happen for short
periods, there is always a replacement”.
Moreover, he noted
that the prices of imported medicines are “decreasing since the euro dropped in
value against the dinar”.
Mhaidat stated
recently in a press statement that Jordan has an adequate and stable stock of
medicine that covers the needs of the local market for a minimum of four and a
maximum of six months, depending on the type of medicine.
He said that the
JFDA monitors regularly the drug stock, and that measures are always taken to
ensure there is no shortage.
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