Drugs Ethical Standards

Drug promotion can significantly influence the way medicines are prescribed, dispensed and used. It can lead to over-prescribing and poor quality prescribing and medicine use which, in turn, can lead to increased risks of adverse effects and higher health-care costs. The World Health Organization established the Ethical Criteria for Medicinal Drug Promotion which defines promotion as "all informational and persuasive activities of manufacturers and distributors that affect the prescription, supply, purchase and/or use of medicinal drugs".
The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health worked on adapting these criteria to national circumstances with the help of all relevant stakeholders under the leadership of Dr. Walid Ammar- General Director of the ministry to have a comprehensive code of ethics to prevent the provision of inaccurate and misleading information and promote the rational use of medicines.
The code of ethics provides guidance for health professionals on how to manage their interactions with industry and guidance for industry about how to implement their marketing practices to establish transparency and accountability in pharmaceutical promotion.
The code is now ready to be launched after it was finalized as a result of a wide participatory process that lasted for 2 years with all relevant stakeholders

The Lebanese Code of Ethics: A New Milestone

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ATC	Name	B/G	Ingredients	Dosage	Form	Price
A12AA03	CALCIUM GLUCONATE S.A.L.F	G	Calcium gluconate monohydrate - 10%	10%	Injectable solution	389,714 L.L
L01FG02	CYRAMZA	BioTech	Ramucirumab - 500mg/50ml	500mg/50ml	Injectable solution	L.L
H01BB03	CARBETOCINA GP-PHARM	G	Carbetocin - 100mcg	100mcg	Injectable solution	9,041,227 L.L
J01XB01	COLISTIN/NORMA	G	Colistimethate Sodium - 1MIU	1MIU	Injectable solution	872,154 L.L
N05AF05	CLOPIXOL DEPOT	B	Zuclopenthixol decanoate - 200mg/ml	200mg/ml	Injectable solution	512,004 L.L
N05AF05	CLOPIXOL ACUPHASE	B	Zuclopenthixol acetate - 100mg/2ml	100mg/2ml	Injectable solution	857,372 L.L
L01BC01	CYTU	G	Cytarabine - 1000mg/10ml	1000mg/10ml	Injectable solution	2,230,779 L.L
L04AB04	CINNORA	BioTech	Adalimumab - 40mg/0.8ml	40mg/0.8ml	Injectable solution	14,817,734 L.L
A03FA01	CHLORHYDRATE DE METOCLOPRAMIDE RENAUDIN	G	Metoclopramide HCl - 10mg/2ml	10mg/2ml	Injectable solution	530,818 L.L
B05XA07	CALCIUM CHLORIDE	G	Calcium chloride - 10g/100ml	10g/100ml	Injectable solution	5,436,771 L.L
B05ZA	CONCENTRATE SOLUTION FOR HEMODIALYSIS TYPE C	G	Potassium chloride - 2.611g/l, Magnesium chloride, 6H2O - 5.33g/l, Calcium chloride, 2H2O - 8.99g/l, Sodium acetate, 3H2O - 190.505g/l, Sodium chloride - 204.54g/l		Injectable solution	L.L
B05ZA	CONCENTRATE SOLUTION FOR HEMODIALYSIS TYPE D	G	Potassium chloride - 5.215g/l, Magnesium chloride, 6H2O - 5.32g/l, Calcium chloride, 2H2O - 8.99g/l, Sodium acetate, 3H2O - 166.7g/l, Sodium chloride - 214.76g/l		Injectable solution	L.L
B05ZA	CONCENTRATE SOLUTION FOR HEMODIALYSIS TYPE E	G	Potassium chloride - 2.611g/l, Magnesium chloride, 6H2O - 5.32g/l, Calcium chloride, 2H2O - 7.00g/l, Sodium acetate, 3H2O - 190.505g/l, Sodium chloride - 205.49g/l		Injectable solution	L.L
B05ZA	CONCENTRATE SOLUTION FOR HEMODIALYSIS TYPE F	G	Potassium chloride - 3.914g/l, Magnesium chloride, 6H2O - 3.558g/l, Calcium chloride, 2H2O - 7.719g/l, Acetic acid 100% - 6.010ml/l, Sodium chloride - 208.631g/l		Injectable solution	L.L
L04AC10	COSENTYX	BioTech	Secukinumab - 150mg/ml	150mg/ml	Injectable solution	102,120,767 L.L
B05ZA	CONCENTRATE SOLUTION FOR HEMODIALYSIS TYPE SG	G	Potassium chloride - 3.92g/l, Magnesium chloride, 6H2O - 5.32g/l, Calcium chloride, 2H2O - 8.99g/l, Sodium acetate, 3H2O - 166.7g/l, Sodium chloride - 214.76g/l		Injectable solution	L.L
B05ZA	CONCENTRATE SOLUTION FOR HEMODIALYSIS L	G	Potassium chloride - K+:1.5 mmol/l, Magnesium chloride - Mg++:0.75 mmol/l, Calcium chloride - Ca++:1.75 mmol/l, Sodium acetate - Cl-:106.5 mmol/l, Sodium chloride - Na+:135 mmol/l		Injectable solution	L.L
B05ZA	CONCENTRATE SOLUTION FOR HEMODIALYSIS LM	G	Potassium chloride - K+:2.00 mmol/l, Magnesium chloride - Mg++:0.75 mmol/l, Calcium chloride - Ca++:1.75 mmol/l, Sodium acetate - Cl-:112 mmol/l, Sodium chloride - Na+:140 mmol/l		Injectable solution	L.L
B05ZA	CONCENTRATE SOLUTION FOR HEMODIALYSIS LS	G	Potassium chloride - K+:1.5 mmol/l, Magnesium chloride - Mg++:0.75 mmol/l, Calcium chloride - Ca++:1.75 mmol/l, Sodium acetate - Cl-:111.5 mmol/l, Sodium chloride - Na+:140 mmol/l		Injectable solution	L.L
B05ZA	CONCENTRATE SOLUTION FOR HEMODIALYSIS LS2	G	Potassium chloride - K+:1.5 mmol/l, Magnesium chloride - Mg++:0.75 mmol/l, Calcium chloride - Ca++:1.5 mmol/l, Sodium acetate - Cl-:111 mmol/l, Sodium chloride - Na+:140 mmol/l		Injectable solution	L.L
B05ZA	CONCENTRATE SOLUTION FOR HEMODIALYSIS LS3	G	Potassium chloride - K+:2.00 mmol/l, Magnesium chloride - Mg++:0.75 mmol/l, Calcium chloride - Ca++:1.60 mmol/l, Sodium acetate - Cl-:112 mmol/l, Sodium chloride - Na+:140 mmol/l		Injectable solution	L.L
B05ZA	CONCENTRATE SOLUTION FOR HEMODIALYSIS R	G	Potassium chloride - K+:1.00 mmol/l, Magnesium chloride - Mg++:0.75 mmol/l, Calcium chloride - Ca++:1.40 mmol/l, Sodium acetate - Cl-:105.8 mmol/l, Sodium chloride - Na+:140.5 mmol/l		Injectable solution	L.L
B05ZA	CONCENTRATE SOLUTION FOR HEMODIALYSIS TYPE A	G	Hemodialytics, concentrates -		Injectable solution	L.L
B05ZA	CONCENTRATE SOLUTION FOR HEMODIALYSIS TYPE B+	G	Hemodialytics, concentrates -		Injectable solution	L.L
B05ZA	CONCENTRATE SOLUTION FOR HEMODIALYSIS TYPE J	G	Hemodialytics, concentrates -		Injectable solution	L.L
L01FG02	CYRAMZA	BioTech	Ramucirumab - 100mg/10ml	100mg/10ml	Injectable solution	47,779,251 L.L
L01FG02	CYRAMZA	BioTech	Ramucirumab - 500mg/50ml	500mg/50ml	Injectable solution	218,656,548 L.L
L01CA02	CELLCRISTIN	G	Vincristine sulfate - 1mg/ml	1mg/ml	Injectable solution	1,443,287 L.L
J01DE01	CEFIPEX 500 BENTA	G	Cefepime (hydrochloride) - 500mg	500mg	Injectable solution	545,216 L.L
L04AC10	COSENTYX	BioTech	Secukinumab - 150mg/ml	150mg/ml	Injectable solution	L.L

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