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Romanian Govt To Regulate Healthcare Clawback Tax By End-August

15:44, 04 Aug. 2011
Romania's Government will regulate the clawback in the healthcare system by the end of August, through a decision or emergency ordinance, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday.

Romanian Govt Wants Fair Drug Prices, Revised Purchase System – PM

16:57, 26 Iul. 2011
Romania's Government must put an end to public fund waste in healthcare and ensure fair drug prices, a strategy that can be implemented by supplying mostly generic drugs and restructuring the entire purchase system, said Prime Minister Emil Boc on Tuesday.

Romanian Health Ministry Asks Producers For 15% Lower Price On HIV, TB, Cancer Drugs

20:19, 27 Iun. 2011
Romania's Health Ministry is asking producers to reduce the prices of drugs provided free of charge through the national healthcare programs for diabetes, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and cancer, by 15% starting with August 1, and distributors and pharmacists to reduce their markups.

Romanian Broadcasting Code Bans Ads For Prescription Drugs

16:52, 15 Feb. 2011
Promoting prescription medicine is forbidden on Romanian TV or radio, but broadcasters are allowed to advertise medical practices, clinics and pharmacies, according to amendments to Romania's broadcasting Code, adopted Tuesday by the National Audiovisual Council (CNA).

EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Govt To Revise List Of Compensated, Free Drugs, Cut Hospital Beds By 5,700

09:58, 11 Feb. 2011
Romania’s Government has committed in negotiations with the International Monetary Fund to revise the list of compensated and free medicines with a view to reducing their number and replacing the remaining ones with cheaper drugs.

Romania To Regulate Drug Testing Clinical Studies On Hospital Patients

19:36, 07 Ian. 2011
Romania’s Health Minister Cseke Attila said the ministry will draft a bill regulating the clinical studies doctors in public hospitals perform on patients to test drugs.

Over 260 Kg Of Drugs Seized By Romanian Police In First Seven Mos ‘10

17:46, 22 Aug. 2010
The Romanian Police seized over 260 kilograms of drugs and 32,800 drug tablets worth over EUR6 million in the first seven months of 2010, the Romanian Police said Sunday.

Romania Remains Transit Route For Heroin Traffic Toward Western Europe- UN Report

12:48, 24 Iun. 2010
Romania remains a transit route used by traffickers transporting heroin from Afghanistan toward Western Europe, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime “World Drug Report 2010”, which notes numerous alleged Romanian traffickers have been arrested in Spain and Italy.

Romania May Spend 4-5 Times More On Compensated Medicine Under New Contract – Producers

15:53, 05 Mart. 2010
Romania may have to spend up to five times more on compensated and free medicine for certain patient groups, according to the new frame-Contract on medical assistance in 2010, Romanian Association of International Medicine Producers (ARPIM) director Dan Zaharescu said Friday.

Corruption Still Serious Issue In Romania – USA State Dept Report

14:43, 02 Mart. 2010
Corruption was still a serious issue in Romanian institutions in 2009, including the judiciary and law enforcement branches, according to the U.S. Department of State’s International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, which criticized the difficulty in obtaining convictions.

International Antidrug Watchdog Accuses Romania Of Aiding Sale Of Light Drugs

16:23, 13 Feb. 2010
The International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy accuses Romania of aiding the sale of hallucinogenic plants, arguing that the Government offered protection by allowing shops ten days to get rid of their stocks.

Bucharest Appeals Court Issues First Life Sentence In A Pimping, Human Trafficking Case

18:43, 11 Feb. 2010
The Bucharest Court of Appeals has issued Thursday, for the first time, a life imprisonment sentence for two pimps who severely battered a young woman and dumped her body in a basement, where it was later found by police officers.

Romania To Freeze Prices Of Existing Medical Drugs – Drug Makers Association

10:28, 10 Nov. 2009
The Romanian Association of International Drug Producers said prices of medical drugs on the Romanian market will not go up, but warned the sub-financing of the country’s healthcare system might hinder patients’ access to short-term treatment.

Romanian Independent Presidential Candidate Says Prostitution Should Be Legal

17:25, 08 Nov. 2009
Romania’s independent presidential candidate Sorin Oprescu said Sunday he is inclined to accept to decriminalize prostitution, but the country’s healthcare system isn’t ready for such a move, adding he is strongly against legalizing recreational drugs.

Bucharest Police Arrest Nine Drug Dealers, Consumers

11:43, 30 Oct. 2009
Nine drug dealers and consumers in Romania’s capital Bucharest were taken into custody for a month Thursday following searches in their homes, police said Friday.

Romania’s Competition Council Investigates Alleged Infringements On Drug Mkt

12:54, 11 Sept. 2009
Romania’s Competition Council initiated four investigations on possible infringements of competition laws on the local wholesale drug market, searching for mutual agreements between producers and distributors.

Romania Is A Transit Country On Heroin Traffic Route – UN Report

20:01, 24 Iun. 2009
Drug consumption is low among Romanian youths, but the country is part of the heroin transit route, according to 2009’s World Drug Report published Wednesday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Romanian Junior Football Team Masseur Caught Selling Heroin

19:23, 28 Mai 2009
Gabriel Voicu, a masseur for the Romanian “under 17” national football team, was caught red-handed while trying to sell a kilo of heroin for EUR18,000 in the Rahova district of Romania’s capital Bucharest and was put under preventive arrest for 29 days.

Brazilian Police Arrests Four Romanians Holding 5 Kg Of Cocaine – Media

19:38, 26 Mai 2009
Brazilian federal police discovered the Brazilian connection of an international network used by Romanians for cocaine and ecstasy traffic, according to Brazilian daily Globo, who writes four Romanians were arrested in May, found to hold 4.8 kilograms of cocaine and 21,000 ecstasy pills.

Drug Prices In Romanian Drugstores To Increase Just 1% As Of April, Producer Prices Hike 6% – Min

13:50, 19 Mart. 2009
Romanian health minister Ion Bazac told MEDIAFAX Thursday that people needn’t worry about drug prices rising 6% as of April, because that hike is for producer prices and prices in drugstores will only increase 1%.

Romania Faces Shortage Of Places For Methadone Treatment

14:40, 09 Mart. 2009
A non-governmental organization warns that, in Bucharest, there is a shortage of places for methadone treatment, as the demand is twice as high as the about one thousand spots available in the six centers which provide drug addicts with this substitute.

Over 3 Million Romanian Pensioners To Get 90% Discount On Drugs As Of March 1

14:09, 01 Mart. 2009
Over three million Romanians with pensions of up to 600 lei (EUR1=RON4.2909) benefit, as of Sunday, of 650 types of drugs they can buy at a 90% discount.

Romanian Hip-Hop Singer Arrested On Drug Dealing Charges

11:03, 25 Feb. 2009
Romanian hip-hop artist Cristian Ionascu, known as “Gigis”, who sings with the band La Familia, was arrested Tuesday evening by organized crime prosecutors on charges of drug dealing and possession of drugs for personal consumption.

Heroin Prices In Romania Doubled

12:12, 18 Feb. 2009
Drug consumers will have to pay twice as much for a dose of heroin, with the price now at 70-80 lei (EUR1=RON4.3096) on the Bucharest drug market. They will also put their life in jeopardy, because although there is less heroin in a shot, the concentration of chemicals is higher.

Drug Dealers Tried At Large Caught In Possession Of Heroin In Bucharest

15:59, 17 Feb. 2009
Romanian border police found four people with two kilograms of heroin in Bucharest, and two of them were being tried at large for possession of heroin three years ago.

International Drug Distributors Import From Romania On Price Freeze

13:28, 11 Feb. 2009
International drug distributors took advantage of the recent drug price freeze and the depreciation of the Romanian leu against the euro to buy pharmaceutical products from Romania at low prices and resell them on their main markets.

Romanian Police Find Nearly 60 Kg Of Heroin In Truck Coming From Turkey

15:10, 26 Ian. 2009
Romanian vice police found nearly 60 kilograms of heroin in capital city Bucharest, hidden in a truck carrying construction materials from Turkey, legal sources said.

Romanian Drug Distributors Resume Deliveries, Up Prices As Of Feb 1

16:19, 22 Ian. 2009
Romanian drug distributors said Thursday, after a meeting with health minister Ion Bazac, they would resume drug deliveries as of Feb 1, but prices will increase as of the same date, as they will be calculated at an exchange rate of 4 Romanian lei to the euro from the previous RON3.63 to the euro.

Romania Interim Interior Min Vies To Crack Down On Violence, Drug Dealing In Schools

12:14, 15 Ian. 2009
Romania’s interim interior minister Dan Nica said Thursday that public safety measures must be taken immediately, since drug dealers offer free drugs to students in many schools, adding many students face blackmail and aggression every day.

Foreign Distributors Seek To Buy Cheap Drugs From Romania, Sell Them Elsewhere – Roche

12:15, 30 Nov. 2008
Drug distributors in other countries want to buy drugs from Romania, where prices haven’t been adjusted to the currency exchange rate, to sell them on other markets, said Sunday Dan Zamonea, general manager for drug distributor Roche Romania.

Price Recalculation Targets Compensated, Free Medicine – Romanian Min

16:36, 29 Oct. 2008
The recently approved price recalculation for medicine on the Romanian market targets compensated and free drugs alone, Health Minister Eugen Nicolaescu said Wednesday.

Romanian Family Doctors To Have Drug Prescription Threshold In ‘09 – Draft Law

12:15, 22 Oct. 2008
Romanian family doctors will dispose of a certain sum for compensated medication prescriptions, with or without patient contributions to ambulatory treatment, other than those included in national healthcare programs, according to a draft normative act up for public debate.

Romania Finds Solution To Drug Supply Crisis

18:04, 18 Oct. 2008
Romania’s Health Ministry and the Romanian Association of International Drug Producers (ARPIM) on Saturday decided to recalculate drugs’ entry price into the country so that drug prices, the insurance budget and the prices of compensated drugs will not be affected.

Drug Distributors To Sue Romanian Health Minister

17:09, 13 Oct. 2008
Drug distributors started procedures to sue Romanian health minister Eugen Nicolaescu, who they claim refuses to meet his legal obligations and update drug prices depending on currency exchange rates.

Romania Medicine Deliveries On Stand-By Until Oct. 15

15:52, 11 Oct. 2008
Romanian medicine suppliers on Saturday said drug deliveries are suspended until at least October 15, pending new price negotiations with the Health Ministry.

Romania Annuls Compensated Drugs Ceiling – Health Min

15:58, 01 Oct. 2008
The Romanian government decided to eliminate ceilings for compensated drugs as of October 1, Health Minister Eugen Nicolaescu said Wednesday.

Bucharest Police Drug Raid Ends In 17 Arrests

14:54, 25 Sept. 2008
Seventeen members of the main drug ring in Bucharest were arrested under the charges of bringing in the country and distributing luxury drugs in Bucharest and in the counties Arges, Valcea, Dambovita, Prahova and Buzau.

Drugs Worth Over EUR150,000 Seized In W Romania

15:33, 20 Aug. 2008
Local organized crime police identified 14 drug dealers and confiscated 4.2 kilograms of hashish worth over EUR150,000 in western Romania, in the town of Oradea, local police said Wednesday.

Romania’s New List Of Compensated, Free Drugs Effective As Of Jul 15

13:35, 14 Iul. 2008
Romania’s new list of compensated and free drugs, approved during the government meeting on July 9, will come into effect as of July 15 and will trigger a 5% to 12% decrease in drug prices, depending on their value, Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Monday.

Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Detain Doctor For Alleged Drug Dealing

16:52, 13 Iun. 2008
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors detained Vladimir Dumitrascu, doctor within Bucharest’s Sports Club, for alleged drug dealing and proposed the Bucharest Court to issue a 29-day preventive arrest warrant.