Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Lack of cancer drugs in Turkey leads to black market boom

Lack of cancer drugs in Turkey leads to black market boom
Beijing, Tue, 28 May 2013 ANI

Beijing, May 28 (Xinhua-ANI): Shortages of cancer medicine in Turkey has led to a booming black market, as Turkish health ministry and drug companies are at odds over pricing policies, Turkish media reported on Tuesday.

Cancer drugs are not available on the market, mainly because of the wrong price policies imposed by the Health Ministry, according to the Turkish Pharmacologists Association (TEB), Turkey's daily Radikal reported.

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