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13/03/2013
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Percentage adjustment, however, has not yet been defined.
Price adjustment will take into account the cumulative inflation until February.
The Board of Market Regulation of Medicines (CMED), the government body made up of representatives of various ministries, approved on Tuesday (12) the adjustment in drug prices across the country, from March 30.
The adjustment will reference the manufacturer's price practiced on March 31, 2012. The authorization was published in the "Official Gazette".
The percentage of adjustment, however, has not yet been defined. According to the Ministry of Health, this definition will occur by March 30, and the final number must be approved by the entire council of ministers. The CMED edit specific resolution setting the maximum consumer price of medicines.
According to the resolution published in the Official Gazette, however, the price adjustment will take into account the cumulative inflation in the 12 months through February, calculated by the Consumer Price Index (IPCA), which stood at 6.31%.
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