He pointed out that "Despite the great challenges facing pharmaceutical factories in LebanonThe Lebanese pharmaceutical industry has succeeded in proving itself at the local and global levels, thanks to the quality of the product".
The minister added: "The national pharmaceutical industry was established within a short period of time, but it has now secured many types of them, according to the highest international standards and at reasonable prices, which contributed to raising consumers’ confidence in them, and our goal in correcting the drug policy is to support the patient.".
Supporting the local industry
The White Minister said that "Pharmaceutical factories in Lebanon are licensed and contribute to ensuring pharmaceutical security, and apply the highest standards of the pharmaceutical industry known as GMP, and are subject to periodic supervision by the Ministry of Public Health and by health authorities in the countries to which the Lebanese drug is exported, including the Arab Gulf and Levant countries andAfrica Russia and some European countries".
He pointed out that "The country will stop subsidizing imported medicines that compete with local medicines"stressing that "Local medicine will remain at the same prices".
He explained that this policy "It will allow us to save money from subsidies, and we will use it to import medicines chronic diseases".
cancer drugs
And regarding the lack of medication cancerFiras Al-Abyad said "The funds available to buy cancer drugs are less than what is required, and when we import them, they are smuggled, and there are pharmaceutical companies abroad that have not received their financial dues, and have stopped supplying drugs to the Lebanese market".
و :ضاف: "Lebanese medicines contribute to reducing dependence on foreign currency allocated to medicine from Consumption of LebanonThis allows importing larger quantities of cancer drugs, incurable diseases, and medicines that are not manufactured locally".
Pharmaceutical factories in Lebanon
The deputy head of the Syndicate of Pharmaceutical Factories in Lebanon, Berta Abou Zeid, told "Sky News Arabia": "We currently cover 60 percent of the market, and before, the percentage did not exceed 25 percent".
Width: "In Lebanon, 12 licensed pharmaceutical factories contribute to ensuring pharmaceutical security.. These factories provide more than 2,000 job opportunities for Lebanese competencies".
Waqf: "If the support is secured, we can cover a larger amount of market MedicineWe have 50 percent production capacity, and we can cover a larger share".
Abu Zaid added: "Lebanese pharmaceutical factories are equipped with the latest technologies for the production of medicines intended for the treatment of chronic diseases, including diseases the heart pressure and diabetes".
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Al-Abyadh said, in an exclusive interview with “Sky News Arabia”, that “by stopping the subsidy of imported medicines that are competing with the nationally manufactured ones, the local medicine will remain at the same prices.”
He pointed out that “despite the great challenges facing pharmaceutical factories in LebanonThe Lebanese pharmaceutical industry has succeeded in proving itself at the local and global levels, thanks to the quality of the product.
The minister added: “The national pharmaceutical industry was established within a short period of time, but it has now secured many types of them, according to the highest international standards and at reasonable prices, which contributed to raising consumers’ confidence in them, and our goal in correcting the drug policy is to support the patient.”
Supporting the local industry
The White Minister said that “pharmaceutical factories in Lebanon are licensed and contribute to ensuring drug security, and apply the highest standards for the drug industry known as GMP, and are subject to periodic supervision by the Ministry of Public Health and by the health authorities in the countries to which the Lebanese drug is exported, including the Arab Gulf states, the Levant andAfrica Russia and some European countries.
He pointed out that “the country will stop subsidizing imported medicines that are competitive with local medicines,” stressing that “the local medicine will remain at the same prices.”
He explained that this policy “will allow us to save money from subsidies, and we will benefit from it to import medicines.” chronic diseases“.
cancer drugs
And regarding the lack of medication cancerFiras Al-Abyad said, “The money available to buy cancer drugs is less than what is required, and when we import them, they are smuggled, and there are pharmaceutical companies abroad that have not received their financial dues, and have stopped supplying drugs to the Lebanese market.”
He added: “Lebanese medicines contribute to reducing dependence on foreign currency allocated to medicine from Consumption of LebanonThis allows importing larger quantities of cancer drugs, incurable diseases, and medicines that are not manufactured locally.
Pharmaceutical factories in Lebanon
Berta Abou Zeid, deputy head of the Syndicate of Pharmaceutical Industries in Lebanon, told Sky News Arabia: “We currently cover 60 percent of the market, and before that the percentage did not exceed 25 percent.”
She added, “In Lebanon, 12 licensed pharmaceutical factories contribute to ensuring pharmaceutical security. These factories provide more than 2,000 job opportunities for Lebanese talent.”
She revealed: “If support is secured, we can cover a larger amount of the market MedicineWe have 50 percent production capacity, and we can cover a larger share.”
Abu Zeid added: “Lebanese pharmaceutical factories are equipped with the latest technologies to produce medicines intended for the treatment of chronic diseases, including diseases the heart pressure and diabetes.
