Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has ordered to settle the issue of licensing imported medicines and guarantee the availability of both domestic and foreign medicines in pharmacies.
These issues were discussed at a meeting with the participation of Deputy
Prime Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko, the leadership of the Health Ministry, the
State Service of Ukraine for Medicines and the secretariat of the Cabinet of
Ministers, the information and communication Department of the secretariat
reported on Saturday.
The premier ordered to develop all the necessary legislative acts, which
would contain well-defined conditions and rules for the procedure of licensing
of imported medicines, so that the Cabinet could adopt them by February 13.
The Health Ministry officials, in turn, told the prime minister that the
licensing conditions had been developed and were ready for signing. They fully
comply with European requirements for licensing imports.
At the same time, they decided to introduce these requirements gradually
until the end of 2013. During the first stage, the licensing conditions will be
very simple, the procedure for issuing licenses will be as simple as possible,
and from March 1, 2013, importers will receive it. So, there should be no
problems with the availability of medicines.
