Several medicines report price hikes
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SANTO DOMINGO. Medicines underwent price increases of between 2% and 5% over the last two months, while patients complained of the increases.
Among the medicines that increased in price are those that are used to treat cancer, blood pressure, osteoporosis as well as analgesics.
Sales personnel at different pharmacies said that the increases vary between 5% and 10%.
Nevertheless, the president of Pharmacy Carol, Julio Curiel De Moya, said that the increases are between 2% and 3%. He attributes these changes to the movement of the exchange rate.
He recalled that the majority of the pharmaceutical products are imported, as is the raw materials that are use in the country for their elaboration.
Among the medications that went up in price are Co-aprover 150, 12.5 mg which went from RD$1,570 to RD$1,618.50.
Medicines for the treatment of osteoporosis that increased in price are Idena that went from RD$2,150 to RD$2,536 for an increase of more than RD$300 pesos.
Aclasta also went up in price. This is an injection that is applied each year to control osteoporosis and it went up from RD$25,000 to RD$27,000.
Glivec, Synvid and other products for the treatment of cancer also underwent price increases of between RD$200 and RD$300. The cost of these medicines is over RD$6000.
The worst thing is that only some of these are covered by Social Security, which increases the health costs for people.
Other products that increased in price are the analgesics, antibiotics, vitamins, anti-coagulants, and the antipyretics.
The complaints
For Yahaira Ventura the situation is worse, since she said she does not have medical insurance and that she has to buy medications every month to treat an illness that she did not want to identify or give details.
The complaints are similar among the patients that go to the different pharmacies to acquire the medicines on which their lives depend.
Among the medicines that increased in price are those that are used to treat cancer, blood pressure, osteoporosis as well as analgesics.
Sales personnel at different pharmacies said that the increases vary between 5% and 10%.
Nevertheless, the president of Pharmacy Carol, Julio Curiel De Moya, said that the increases are between 2% and 3%. He attributes these changes to the movement of the exchange rate.
He recalled that the majority of the pharmaceutical products are imported, as is the raw materials that are use in the country for their elaboration.
Among the medications that went up in price are Co-aprover 150, 12.5 mg which went from RD$1,570 to RD$1,618.50.
Medicines for the treatment of osteoporosis that increased in price are Idena that went from RD$2,150 to RD$2,536 for an increase of more than RD$300 pesos.
Aclasta also went up in price. This is an injection that is applied each year to control osteoporosis and it went up from RD$25,000 to RD$27,000.
Glivec, Synvid and other products for the treatment of cancer also underwent price increases of between RD$200 and RD$300. The cost of these medicines is over RD$6000.
The worst thing is that only some of these are covered by Social Security, which increases the health costs for people.
Other products that increased in price are the analgesics, antibiotics, vitamins, anti-coagulants, and the antipyretics.
The complaints
For Yahaira Ventura the situation is worse, since she said she does not have medical insurance and that she has to buy medications every month to treat an illness that she did not want to identify or give details.
The complaints are similar among the patients that go to the different pharmacies to acquire the medicines on which their lives depend.
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