Of 4,300 medicines sold in 2021, 1,553 were no longer sold in 2025
Pharmacies lost 708 net medicines between 2021 and 2025, and non-prescription medicines rose in price by 12.5%, a Ministry of Health analysis shows.
Written later, from the reports of that day.
What it means for you
Non-prescription medicines rose in price by 12.5% from 2021 to 2025, while compensated ones fell by 22%. The minister proposes ending the stepped markup calculation so more cheap medicines reach the market. The analysis does not say when these changes could take effect.
What happened
The Ministry of Health presented an analysis of the pharmaceutical market for 2021-2025. According to it, the range of medicines in pharmacies shrank every year, and non-prescription medicines became more expensive. Minister Alexandru Gasnas says the stepped commercial markup under Law no. 1456/1993 is one of the causes.
In short
- Of the 4,300 medicines sold in pharmacies in 2021, 1,553 were no longer sold in 2025.
- Only 845 new medicines entered the market, so the range shrank by 708 products.
- Essential prescription medicines fell by 308 products, a drop of 18%.
- In 2025 pharmacies sold medicines worth 5.4 billion lei, 25% more than in 2021.
- People bought 9% fewer boxes of non-prescription medicines.
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