The duration of the public hearing: 20 days. The Ministry of Health announced a public hearing on the Draft Law on Medicines dated June 6. 2025 until June 26, 2025.

Method of conducting a public hearing:

The Ministry of Health has issued a public invitation to citizens, the professional community and all other interested parties to participate in the public hearing and contribute to the consideration of the Draft Law on Medicines by submitting comments, proposals and suggestions in written and/or electronic form, to the following e-mail addresses: milica.golubovic@mzd.gov.me and kabinet@mzd.gov.me, as well as by holding a roundtable in Podgorica at the Institute of Public Health of Montenegro, on June 17, 2025.

Authorized representatives of the Ministry who participated in the public hearing:

Dr Jovana Novaković, Director of the Directorate for Pharmacology, Precursors and Cosmetic Products; Milica Golubović, Head of the Directorate for Monitoring International Standards and National Regulations in the Field of Health Care; Dušanka Praščević, Head of the Directorate for Pharmacological Development and Regulation. Then representatives of the Institute of Medicines and Medical Devices: Dr sc. pharm Gordana Stanojević, Head of the Center for Drug Approval; Tatjana Babović, Head of the Department for Veterinary Medicines; Anđela Drašković, Head of the Center for Science, International Cooperation and Projects and Slađana Marsenić, Head of the Inspectorate.

Data on the number and structure of participants in the public hearing:

During the public hearing on the Draft Law on Medicines, the Pharmaceutical Chamber of Montenegro, "Farmega" DOO Podgorica, "American Chamber of Commerce", "Farmega" DOO Podgorica, "Evropa lek pharma" DOO Podgorica, and the "GENEZIS" association from Belgrade expressed interest.

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