The price changes concern 580 low-cost drugs whose prices have been increased to prevent them from being withdrawn from the Greek market.
According to the new “Drug Prices Bulletin” of the Ministry of Health, the prices of 580 medicines are increasing. EOF.
The re-price increase concerns 580 cheap medicines whose prices have been increased to prevent them from being withdrawn from the Greek market.
The increases correspond to the corresponding demand of pharmaceutical companies, because their production costs are higher than profits. It should be noted that about 900 medicines were applied for price increase.
The list also includes important consumer products such as antibiotics and insulins.
Because the increases were absolute
As mentioned above, the increases in medicines following the Decision taken by Ministers last February are characterized as imperative because cheap, necessary and proven long-term medicines for a number of diseases are at risk of being withdrawn. It is removed from the market by the manufacturing companies as harmful and financially harmful.
The Ministry of Health was forced to take corrective measures because in the previous Price Bulletins a large number of preparations were priced below the average of the two lowest prices of the Eurozone countries (Greece evaluates preparations based on the average of the two lowest prices of the Eurozone countries).
As a result, there have been significant protests and warnings of withdrawal from the pharmaceutical industry.
The cost of the re-evaluations is approximately 30 million euros in addition to patient participation, and the cost of the EOPYY is approximately 60 million euros.
Finally, it is noted that there are finally 580 names of drugs in the list of price increases and not 461as known in June.