The analysis of the policymaking in the Iranian pharmaceutical system with a focus on the ethical norms

Background and

Drugs play a pivotal role in the health care services. So many health care services and preventive measures rely on the drugs and patients consider the availability of the drugs as a quality indicator of the services provided, therefore, the policymakers should make sure that the policies are sustainable, strategic and targeted. Policymaking procedure, health status maintenance and promotion, manufacturing, importation, distribution and abidance by the ethics rules constitute the pillars of the public health. Manufacturing, importation, distribution, prescription, dispensing and the final consumption of the drugs by the patients reassure the public health maintenance. The importance and attention to the policy of the pharmaceutical system, with emphasis on ethical rules in the process of producing, distributing and consuming drugs by the patient, requires more careful attention of the legislators of the pharmaceutical system. So that it could be more appropriate to protect the health of the people and society against drug damage.