22/11/2024 | Writer: Kaos GL
The Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency has imposed e-prescription requirements on some of the hormone replacement therapy medicines used by transgender people during their gender reassignment process.
The Turkish Pharmacists' Association (TEB) published an announcement regarding the medicines whose supply has been restricted by the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency of the Ministry of Health.
According to the TEB's statement, testosterone injections and gels commonly used by trans men in hormone replacement therapy and estrogen-enhancing contraceptives commonly used by trans women will be affected by the regulation.
According to TEB's statement, arrangements have been made for the listed medicines to be tracked through the Pharmaceutical Track and Trace System (ITS) with restricted distribution. The TEB statement read as follows:
"The Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency has decided to make arrangements for the restricted distribution of testosterone-containing medicines, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogs and estrogen-containing medicines containing 2 mg or more estrogen alone in order to prevent abuse and protect public health,
In this context
1. Prescriptions for the medicines named in the attached list can only be covered by electronic prescription through the Prescription System,
2. When a prescription is entered, a system is organized to ensure that a medicine supply quota is created for pharmacies in ITS and supplied from the relevant pharmaceutical warehouses,
has been notified.”
First reaction to the app: Trans Life Support account opened
Following the statement made yesterday (November 20) evening, a “Trans Life Support” account was opened on social media. The account said, “We are volunteers who came together after the bans imposed last night to remove all kinds of bans and difficulties that prevent trans and nb people from accessing hormone treatment and to ensure that this treatment is made free, safe and accessible.” and characterized the practice as a ban.
Tags: human rights, life
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