Romania's New List Of Compensated, Free Drugs Effective As Of Jul 15

Romania’s new list of compensated and free drugs, approved during the government meeting on July 9, will come into effect as of July 15 and will trigger a 5% to 12% decrease in drug prices, depending on their value, Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Monday.

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Health minister Eugen Nicolaescu told MEDIAFAX Monday the new list targets easing patients’ access to drugs, without the need of personal contribution, monitoring medical prescriptions more efficiently by introducing therapeutic protocols for diseases that seriously affect people’s health, improving the quality of medical treatments and cutting hospitalization costs.

Sub-list A includes 90% compensated drugs for outpatients, while the new list A includes 156 international common denominations (ICD), compared with 119 until the adoption of the Government Decision, which translates into an additional 37 ICDs.

Sub-list B includes 50% compensated drugs for outpatients and consists of both original and generic drugs. The new list will include 216 ICDs, compared with 148 so far, which translates into an additional 58 ICDs.

Sub-list C includes 100% compensated medicines for chronic diseases and targets patients registered in the national health programs. The list includes three sections - C1, C2 and C3.

The prescription, release and discount of drugs corresponding to the international common denominations stipulated in sub-lists A, B and sections C1 and C3 of sub-list C are operated in accordance with the provisions of the frame contract regarding the terms on providing medical care within the 2008 social health insurance system, approved through Government Decision no. 324/2008, with subsequent amendments, and the methodological norms enforcing it.

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