Turgut Tokgöz, secretary general of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Turkey (IEIS), provides his take on the state of the Turkish pharmaceutical sector, highlighting the challenges that the industry faces with domestic pricing policy, the currency crisis of the Turkish Lira, and the barriers hindering Turkish firms from entering the global export market.
The discrepancy between the Euro exchange value and the fixed exchange rate for drugs is an ongoing dilemma.
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