BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Health Minister Wael Abu Faour Friday issued warnings to three pharmacists and requested disciplinary measures against a medical doctor, as part of an anti-corruption campaign in the health sector, according to a statement.
In a separate statement later in the day, Abu Faour also announced that the Health Ministry has terminated its contract with the Hayat Hospital in Beirut's southern suburbs over the hospital's "bad dealings with patients." The statement did not elaborate.
The first ministry statement said Abu Faour also stopped a work procedure under which physician and hospital charges were separate, requesting the Order of Physicians to ensure the proper implementation of the unified medical prescription.
The unified prescription allows for the purchase of generic medication, which are as effective as brand name ones, at lower prices, while curbing risks of commission deals between doctors and pharmaceutical companies, the statement said.
Abu Faour also ordered contracted hospitals to return medicine provided by the ministry for chronic diseases which they did not use for redistribution to patients in need of such drugs.
The statement said the minister served warnings to three pharmacists in the Bekaa region over violations of laws and ministry decisions, entailing suspension from work and closure of their pharmacies in case breaches reoccurred.
In a related development, Abu Faour requested the Order of Physicians to refer a medical doctor identified by his initials R.J. to the disciplinary council for committing violations of the medical profession.
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