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31/03/2015
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Authorization was published in the 'Official Gazette' on Tuesday.
Companies are already released to apply the increase
Ana Paula guard medicines for emergencies in Ribeirão Bonito (Photo: Rodrigo Sargasso / EPTV)
Reset maximum allowed is 7.7%
(Photo: Rodrigo Sargasso / EPTV)
The drugs may be more expensive from this Tuesday (31) across the country. The Drug Market Regulation Chamber (CMED) set at 7.7% until the maximum adjustment allowed this year the manufacturer in setting the price of medicines.
The decision was published in the "Official Gazette" on Tuesday.
The setting is appropriate for a universe of more than 9,000 drugs and adjustments are permitted on three levels, as the competition of the product profile.
Level 1, which has the highest percentage of adjustment, includes medicines such as omeprazole (gastritis and ulcers); amoxicillin (antibiotic for urinary and respiratory infections). At level 2, whose percentage is 6.35%, are, for example, lidocaine (local anesthetic) and nystatin (antifungal). At level 3, which has the lowest rate of increase, 5%, will be more expensive drugs like Ritalin (treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and STELARA (psoriasis).
Permission to adjustment takes into account three drug groups, with more or less generic holdings. The adjustment follows the logic that the more generic categories competition is larger and therefore the adjustment can be allowed higher.
The price adjustment considers the cumulative inflation in the 12 months to February, calculated by the Broad Consumer Price Index (IPCA), which was 7.7%. In 2014, the maximum adjustment authorized was 5.68%.
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