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Government reduces prices for generic drugs

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Fall in the value of medicines, which reaches more than 40% at pharmacies popular, will be passed to consumers. From today, revenues are retained at the validity of the request and drops to 120 days
Brasília - Two days after the start of the portability of health plans in the country, it was the turn of the area change of drugs that favor consumers. Eye of the qualification of 'People's Pharmacy Is Here', the federal government announced the reduction of prices - paid by the Ministry of Health to owners of pharmacies accredited by various medications for hypertension and diabetes. The drop, according to the government, should be passed to consumers.

In the case of Hydrochlorothiazide (25 mg / 1 cp), for hypertension, the reduction reaches 43.75%. Were also announced changes to procedures in private units. From today, you should take a copy of the prescription, which is retained in the pharmacy, and the time of prescription of the document falls from 180 to 120 days. The measure was published yesterday in the Official Gazette of the Union Today, there are 6,097 accredited pharmacies - 448 in the State of Rio

The People's Pharmacy program offers drug and cheaper. Customers pay only 10% of the actual value of the drug - 90% are funded by the federal government. In all, 280 items are sold for diabetes, hypertension, and contraception. To access, you must take prescription (now with a copy) and identity.

Www.portal.saude.gov.br the site, you can check the drug list of medications and agreements. There is fixed the Popular Pharmacy. The units of Praça XV (removal of the boat, the River Center) and Copacabana (Rua Barata Ribeiro 173) also sell drugs at low cost.

Despite the increase of 5.91% of the drugs, since day 1, some networks have pledged not to raise prices. Drugstores Group Sugar Loaf (Extra supermarkets, and Sendas Pão de Açúcar) maintain the values and Venâncio information network that will insure the maximum prices. The industry's marketing chain of pharmacies, drug stores will be sold in March by the table.

Consumers ask for more in the medicine

Despite the substantial subsidy on medicines, which come at the hands of consumers costing less than half the price, the general complaint is the small range of medicines as part of the Program 'Pharmacy People'. Spending on average U.S. $ 400 per month, the educator Carla Dantas, 45 years, praises the project. Except: "The program works well, but there should be an increase in the number and type of drugs. There are medicines for heart disease, osteoporosis and hypertension that can not even buy the 'People's Pharmacy', are not in agreement with the drug and not the fixed. The Simvastatin is a tough example. It costs $ 50. With the increase in the prices of medicines, the government should facilitate access to the population. "

The secretary Mirian Fonseca dos Santos, 49, is choir with Carla. "Is that only diabetic and hypertensive patients have problems? The drug economy with the 'People's Pharmacy' is good, but should include other medicines. I need to buy the 10, only one is covered by the program, "protested Mirian



Source: The Day

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