More than 4,300 pharmacies operating in Tehran are on the verge of closure due to unpaid insurance claims.
Bahman Sabour, a member of the Tehran Pharmacists Association, announced that the insurance organizations’ debts to these pharmacies have exceeded 200 trillion rials (approximately $100 million). Payment delays of six to nine months, coupled with severe inflation, have deprived pharmacies of the ability to purchase medicines in cash and have seriously endangered patients’ lives.
Iranian Patients Face Soaring Medication Costs as Drug Prices Soar by 300%
