AMMAN — Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh
on Wednesday reversed the Jordan Food and Drug Administration’s decision to
prohibit the entry of medicines, in any quantity, into Jordan without the
agency’s approval, according to Khaberni.
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Several Lower House members also signed a memorandum
calling for reducing customs duties on drugs, in light of the difficult
economic situation.
Member of the Board of Trustees of the National
Center for Human Rights Ibrahim Al-Bdour had called on the government to reduce
the prices of drugs, making them comparable to those in other countries,
instead of preventing people from bringing drugs from abroad, according to
Jo24.
Noting that the prices of medicines in Jordan is
high compared to prices in many other countries, Bdour also urged the
government to provide concessions and facilities to pharmaceutical companies,
to encourage them to manufacture medicines in Jordan, which is the case with
Turkey and Egypt, as that would help bring prices down and lessen the burden on
citizens needing to buy them.
Bdour said that the previous government revised the
prices and lowered them, including those of stents, which used to be sold for
JD3,000 and now sell for JD500, adding that there may be another price
reduction.
He stressed that it is the citizens’ right to buy
medication needed for treatment, and not to sale, at lower prices, and that the
government should review local drug prices.
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