Rising electricity prices stifle rising drug prices

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Damascus – Special – Ceriastipes :

Syrian businessman Ziad Aubrey said:

The increase in drug prices is acceptable. Unfortunately, however, the increase has been stifled by the increase in electricity prices, noting that electricity prices in Syria are even more expensive than in Europe, explaining in this context that pharmaceutical factories, especially in the summer, consume a lot of electricity. The environmental conditions and work requirements they require, such as the fact that pharmaceutical factories have no windows, so air conditioning must work 24/7, which means it requires constant electricity, and we all know that air conditioning consumes a lot of electricity. Electricity?

Aubrey Pharmaceutical Factory Owner: In response to a question, he said that Syrian pharmaceutical factories meet the needs of the local market very well, there is no shortage that we can stop and describe as a problem, but each company has 7 or 8 items, which are sold below cost price, but there is no significant impact.

In general, regarding medicines for chronic diseases, Aubrey assured that 95% of the medicines are locally produced, which is a good thing and reflects the important situation of drug security in Syria.

In a special statement to Syriasatibs, it was pointed out that: Regarding the issue of items that require expensive active ingredients, the pricing of the final product does not correspond to the price of the active ingredients, emphasizing the need to communicate with the Ministry of Health on the reallocation of projects to each company, adding: In fact, we need to make a partial increase for some types, but not all, so that there is a balance.

Industrialist Ziad Aubry: He reduced the impact of smuggled drugs on local factories…noticing that its effects were seen in citizens who bought drugs at very high prices…and it could be counterfeit, adulterated or expired, sometimes it was a local medicine that had been tampered with, removing the labels and completely changing the packaging, as happened with the “famous and very desirable” drug Norbion from the “Aubry” company.

Aubrey confirmed that the Syrian medicine is effective, good and comparable to foreign medicines, and it is indeed an ideal medicine, especially in neighboring countries, because of its effectiveness and very competitive price.