13.10.2023

ANTIBIOTICS AND DIABETES MEDICINES - ONLY WITH E-PRESCRIPTIONS FROM MONDAY

From October 16, 2023, diabetes drugs and antibiotics will be prescribed by doctors only electronically. The amendments to the Ordinance on the terms and conditions for prescribing and dispensing medicinal products have been published in the "State Gazette" and will enter into force from Monday next week.

The reasons for the changes are to prevent the shortage of medicinal products and to deal with antimicrobial resistance, as well as to achieve the rational use of medicines, stated the Minister of Health's reasons for the proposed draft of changes.

Another reason for the regulatory changes is the Ministry of Health's policy of introducing electronic health care, the strategic goal of which is to improve public health, ensure access to medicines, increase the efficiency and reduce the costs of health services.

The change also aims to prevent unregulated practices that would lead to shortages or shortages of medicinal products, which would endanger the lives and health of patients in need.