How to obtain single-prescription drugs outside the official list / need to speed up drug delivery to patients

The spokesperson for the Food and Drug Organization, stressing the need to accelerate drug delivery to patients and improve access, provided explanations on how single-prescription drugs outside the country's official drug list can be obtained.

The spokesperson of the Food and Drug Organization, emphasizing the necessity of speeding up the process of delivering medicine to patients and facilitating access, explained how to prepare single-prescription medicines outside of the country's official drug list.

According to Ambassador Arjan's report, Mohammad Hashemi said in this regard: The cooperation of pharmacies in the strict implementation of regulations and facilitating the process of receiving medicine plays an important role in improving the quality of services and increasing patient satisfaction.

He added: The Food and Drug Organization has not defined a process to verify the usual prescriptions or the number of drugs prescribed; Therefore, if there is an official and valid doctor's prescription, compliance with insurance and prescription requirements, and if the drug is available in the pharmacy, there is no need to delay the delivery of the drug or refer the patient to the Ministry of Health and the Food and Drug Organization.

Hashemi also explained about single-prescription drugs outside the country's official drug list: the request for the supply of these drugs must be registered by the patient or doctor through the service system of the Food and Drug Organization, and the supply process should be followed up through Red Crescent pharmacies or other authorized pharmacies.

The spokesperson of the Food and Drug Organization emphasized the importance of correct guidance of patients in the process of receiving medicine and stated: expediting the process of drug delivery and accurate guidance of patients, while reducing unnecessary referrals, helps to improve the performance of the drug supply and distribution chain.

Based on the public relations report of the Food and Drug Organization, he noted: the cooperation of pharmacies in complying with regulations and facilitating patients' access to drugs is considered in evaluating their performance and allocating their drug quota.

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