Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic System Law
Abbas Kebriaeezadeh; Vahideh Montazeri; Roya Ayazi-Nasrabadi
Abstract
Background and Objective: According to the principles of the right to health, easy and timely access to quality medicines is one of the fundamental and essential rights of all human beings. Therefore, these medicines should be made available to people in need at the right time and in sufficient quantities.Methods: ...
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Background and Objective: According to the principles of the right to health, easy and timely access to quality medicines is one of the fundamental and essential rights of all human beings. Therefore, these medicines should be made available to people in need at the right time and in sufficient quantities.Methods: This article was prepared using the documents and criteria available in the Food and Drug Organization of Iran and the World Health Organization (WHO), and it was expressed analytically by comparing and contrasting them.Findings: From the perspective of the World Health Organization, access to essential medicines as a minimum right is considered one of the core indicators of the right to health. This issue has been considered by some countries, especially poor and less developed countries, based on its affordability. Due to the vital importance of these medicines, the World Health Organization publishes a list of essential medicines every year, taking into account the minimum needs, on a biennial basis.Conclusion: Although the Islamic Republic of Iran has taken substantial measures to meet the pharmaceutical needs of its citizens through legal supervision of drug prices and markets, especially drug imports, and the implementation of the generic plan, no serious work has been done to prepare a list of essential medicines. However, given the progress in this field and the country's relative self-sufficiency, it does not seem necessary to prepare a domestic list in line with the World Health Organization's list of essential medicines. Each country compiles its own independent list of essential medicines based on its production capacity and needs. Accordingly, governments should prepare and supply (produce or import) the list of essential medicines based on the World Health Organization list, climatic conditions, production capacity, and domestic to ensure equitable access to essential drugs is provided to all segments of society.
