AMMAN — There are no shortages of psychiatric
medications in the Kingdom, according to a Ministry of Health official,
Khaberni reported on Wednesday. His comments came in response to complaints
about alleged shortages of lithium and clozapine.
The Health Ministry’s Director of Procurement and Supply
Maher Al-Zyoud stressed that there are “no shortages” and that psychiatric
medication is “available in all public mental health centers in all the
governorates”.
The medication costs about JD3 million annually and is
provided to the public free of charge “despite the high cost”, he said.
Both lithium and clozapine are stocked “in large quantities”
at the ministry, he underlined.
The ministry spends roughly JD90 million a year on tenders
for medicine, Zyoud said, adding that “any interruptions (in supply) ... are
dealt with by the directorate through immediate purchases.”
All psychiatric medication is disbursed through specialized
centers affiliated with the ministry.
“Psychiatric medicines are given to patients who have health insurance at a symbolic price, which is JD0.25, even if the price of a medicine
is in the thousands — even private sector patients can also visit approved
mental health centers affiliated with the Health Ministry to take their
treatments at the same symbolic price,” Zyoud said.اضافة اعلان
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