The Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency has published a list of medicines and devices that will increase in price. According to the list, it is expected that in February there will be rise in price from 6 percent to 185 percent in 520 medicines. With the prescription written by the doctor, the citizens who go to the pharmacy are returning empty-handed. While the citizens who can not get the medicines that they are seeking, the pharmacists blame the manufacturer's warehouse and store.
THERE ARE MEDICINES THAT WERE NOT IN THE MARKETS SINCE 2 MONTHS
There are not medicines such blood pressure groups, prostate groups, allergy groups in markets. It is stated that medicines are not in the market for two months. According to another claim, 40 percent of medicines are not in the market.
ACCORDING TO PHARMACISTS THE REASON IS CLEAR
Turkey Pharmacists Association, which we are looking for information on, said, "With the announcement that approximately 13 thousand items will be started on February 20, 2017, approximately half a month after the regulation planned to be made in medicine, various medicines became impossible to be found on the markets. The main source of this problem is that the manufacturers do not give the medicines to the market, and some commercial repositories do not record the medicines they buy and send them to pharmacies."
The Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency has published a list of medicines and devices that will increase in price. According to the list, it is expected that in February there will be rise in price from 6 percent to 185 percent in 520 medicines. With the prescription written by the doctor, the citizens who go to the pharmacy are returning empty-handed. While the citizens who can not get the medicines that they are seeking, the pharmacists blame the manufacturer's warehouse and store.
PATIENTS EXPECT SOLUTION
The medicines for cancer and 'SMA' diseases were already difficult to obtain. With the recent troubles, these patients are almost impossible to get the medicines. The patient and their relatives want the state to take a moment to settle this problem. The relatives of patients started a campaign on social media to rise up their voices on this issue.
EVERYONE BLAME EACH OTHER
The cause of all the troubles in Turkey is obvious! Medicine companies and warehouses do not sell medicines into the market after the raise notice. After the drug price is determined by re-establishment with the increase of the money markets, the distribution of the medicine distributed limitedly.
CANCER PATIENTS WAITING FOR MEDICINES
While the majority of patients with severe symptoms of the disease process were brought from abroad with government support or their own means, many patients became almost impossible to find medicines and medical devices from abroad.