New drugs will be added to the free or compensated list. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu before the Executive meeting on Wednesday, October 9.
A series of new medicines will be included in the list of free or compensated ones PHOTO: Archive
UPDATE The spokesperson of the Executive, Mihai Constantin, listed the new medicines that will be included, starting next month, on the list of those to which patients will have free access or at a compensated cost.
“By government decision, new drugs will be included, starting November 1, on the list of those to which patients will have free access or at a compensated cost. These are drugs recommended by specialists for oncological conditions, for epilepsy, chronic diseases caused by immunological changes that change the structure of collagen connective tissue, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV-AIDS infection, as well as for bone marrow transplantation, declared Mihai Constantin, in a press conference at the Victoria Palace.
According to him, the changes are aimed at ensuring fair and non-discriminatory access of the population to medicines for the evolutionary stages of certain diseases, according to the national or international guidelines for the respective pathology.
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These are drugs for oncological diseases and chronic conditions. The list will come into force on November 1.
“We approve new drugs that will be included starting November 1 on the list of free or compensated ones. These are drugs for oncological diseases and for many chronic conditions, as well as for bone marrow transplantation. We ensure fair and non-discriminatory patient access to cutting-edge medicines that can save tens of thousands of lives“, Marcel Ciolacu said.
The list of new medicines is to be published by the Ministry of Health.
