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medicines. Within less than four decades it has succeeded to provide more than 95% of its
domestic needs.
The Islamic Republic along with launching tens of small and big pharmaceutical companies has
accelerated activities like attracting more students in the field of pharmacology and expanding
science-based pharmaceutical companies in order to make pharmaceutical products with
advanced technology.
Official figures show that Iran’s achievements in the field of the pharmaceutical industry in the
years 1979 - 2015 has increased from 30 to 96%.
Iranian experts have been successful in controlling many diseases especially cardiovascular
diseases and hypertension by producing domestic medicines.
The consumption of domestic medicines and their effect on the health of patients are among
the causes of increasing life expectancy in Iran.
The Islamic Republic of Iran exports its pharmaceutical products as well as basic materials for
making medicines to many countries in the West and Central Asia like Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Iran is recognized as one of the top ten countries in the field of the pharmaceutical industry.
