Members of the Party of Progress and Socialism in the House of Representatives have submitted a draft law aiming to amend Article 30 of Law No. 17.04, the country’s pharmaceutical and medicines code.
The legislative initiative, according to its explanatory memorandum, seeks to enhance public health protection and better organize the sale of products with medicinal effects, particularly dietary supplements containing ingredients that may exert drug-like effects and therefore require professional supervision.
“In recent years, these supplements have increasingly been sold in unlicensed markets and stores, without proper oversight or professional guidance, posing a real risk to consumer health,” the memorandum notes.
The proposed amendment would explicitly bring dietary supplements with pharmacological effects under the authority of licensed pharmacists, leveraging their scientific training to ensure safety and quality standards. The law also aims to close existing legal gaps in the regulation of these products and align Morocco’s market with national and international health standards.
Under the draft law, dietary supplements that have drug-like effects, due to their composition or dosage, would require professional consultation before use, and a regulatory text would establish the official list of such products.
Lawmakers stress that the proposal would limit manipulation of health products, strengthen public trust in legal pharmaceutical distribution channels, and improve the pharmaceutical security of Moroccan citizens.
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