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10 pharmaceutical companies decided to participate in the Seimas elections, knowing full well that the prices of drugs raised (or not reduced according to requirements) on the eve of the elections will cause their drugs to be removed from the list of reimbursable drugs, which without it will certainly be a great pretext. In this way, the objective will be to show how bad the Minister of Health, Aurelijus Veryga, is. The lists of reimbursable medicines are approved by the Minister of Health, ”says R. Karbauskis in a statement.
According to the politician, the prices of medicines supplied to Lithuania by 10 pharmaceutical companies are several times higher than the average price of the reference countries of the European Union.
“For example, the average price of a cardiology drug in other EU countries is around € 0.8 per package, and the price provided to Lithuania is more than 3 times higher! The price of diabetes drugs is double and even six times higher. The prices of other drugs are almost eight times higher.
What is even stranger is that there are already threats to leave the Lithuanian market if we do not agree to pay those two, three or six times more than what our neighbors pay. Unlike blackmail, it cannot be called that, “said R. Karbauskis.
Associate this behavior with the decisions made during this period.
“The anger and revenge of pharmacists is understandable: after all, the total amount of premiums paid by patients for refundable prescription has decreased by as much as 67%: from 5.7 EUR (June 2017) to 1.88 EUR (August 2020). The proportion of the Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund (PSDF) savings due to falling drug prices has made it possible to reimburse more than 130 new active substances in four years. Just because we decided to review the prices of reimbursable medicines four times a year, we have saved the PSDF budget more than 12 million euros. By way of comparison, that amount is enough to give six years of reimbursable medications to seniors aged 75 and over at no charge, “R. Karbauskis said in a statement.
The ministry made interim decisions
At the same time, the party president announced that the ministry will make a decision on the prescription of drugs to new patients on Thursday; this procedure will be postponed and discussed again, “hoping that the pharmaceutical companies will finally act fairly after the election campaign.”
“Certainly, Lithuania is not rich enough to pay unrealistic sums; we have to invest not in profits and lobbyists of pharmaceutical entrepreneurs, but in children’s money, the income of the elderly, the quality education our children receive and other important areas. Therefore, we will negotiate with the pharmaceutical industry by appealing to their citizenship and social responsibility, especially now that we are faced with the threats of a pandemic. Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga addressed yesterday to the pharmaceutical industry, calling for civic action and not to manipulate the opportunities of Lithuania to buy medicines, “said R. Karbauskis in a statement.
It also mentions that the methodology for the treatment of hypertension, which has not yet been agreed by the doctors, will also come into effect at a later date, postponed until November 1 and postponed until further agreement, as it is important to be acceptable. for all professionals.
Green Peasants attached to the report a table illustrating the differences in the prices of specific medicines in Lithuania and where it is cheapest.
This is the first time you have heard such information.
Antanas Matulas, a member of the opposition faction National Union-Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party in the Seimas, said he had heard information about such a price increase from journalists for the first time.
“It just came to our knowledge then. (…) I think there is a bluff here. R. Karbauskis is bragging. He knows the basic principle of primitive politics: it is important to blame, then he will listen a lot, and when it is necessary to deny it, he will do it. , but they will only listen to each other, ”said A. Matulas.
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