Non-prescription medicines could be sold at free market prices
A draft law proposes that pharmacies set their own prices for non-prescription medicines, without the state's current price ceiling.
Written later, from the reports of that day.
What it means for you
Today the state approves the producer price of medicines, and pharmacies cannot go above the set ceiling. If the draft passes, each pharmacy will set its own price, so the same medicine may cost different amounts. Specialists at the Faculty of Pharmacy warn that pensioners and low-income families may go without treatment because of the cost.
What happened
The Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization proposes selling non-prescription medicines at free market prices. The draft is part of a package of laws to cut red tape and is still being worked on, according to the Ministry of Economy. The Ministry of Health did not answer a request from Europa Libera.
In short
- The State Nomenclature of Medicines lists 6,290 medicines, and 1,617 of them can be sold without a prescription.
- The medicines concerned include those for headaches, colds, mild allergies and digestive problems.
- The Faculty of Pharmacy of the Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy calls full liberalization premature.
- Specialists warn that painkillers such as paracetamol and ibuprofen could become more expensive.
- Former Health Minister Ala Nemerenco criticizes the change and calls it an extra burden on the population.
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