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Companies producing generic drugs offer over 8,000 jobs in Romania
Companies producing generic medicines, most of them with production units in Romania offer over 8,000 jobs in Romania and their contribution to local economy represents 1.5% of GDP, according to a press release of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Tourism (MECT). Minister Mihai Tudose discussed on Tuesday with representatives of the Association of Generic Medicine Producers in Romania about solutions needed to improve local medicine manufacturing industry.
“In the National Strategy for Competitiveness 2015-2020, the pharmaceutical product sector was identified among 10 economic sectors with competitive potential , so MECT wants more medicine producing units functioning in Romania on one hand while on the other hand, to offer patients the needed medicines at reasonable prices, proportional with the purchase power of most people,” the press release shows.
MECT representatives assured people from the Association of Generic Medicine Producers in Romania of their support while concrete details which may be solutions for the pharmaceutical industry would be debated at a future meeting. The press release shows that MECT has no responsibilities and is not involved in fiscal mechanisms and in those establishing the clawback tax.
“MECT will support any legislative suggestion which observes authorization procedures for the introduction of medicines in the market in tone with the national and European laws in the field,” the press release shows.