According to a study by the Center for Argentine Political Economy (CEPA), the medications most used by older adults increased more than 200%.
The medications most consumed by older people increased 6.2 percent above inflation, since the victory of La Libertad Avanza (LLA) to date, according to a study carried out by the Center for Argentine Political Economy (CEPA).
“Since Javier Milei won the runoff in November 2023, the medications that older people use They usually reached an average accumulated inflation of 215.0%, exceeding the inflation of 208.8%“, highlighted the work.
The conclusions of the report indicate that after Milei’s victory, “in November there was an increase of 25.7%, in December the increase reached 40.9%, in January they added 13.6%, in February they adjusted to 15 .0%, in March at 8.4%, in April at 2.5%, in May at 3.8%, in June at 2.8%, in July they adjusted 5.0%, in August 3.0%, in September 1.7%, in October 1.6%, in November 1.3% and in December 1.2%.”
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Inflation: one by one, the medications that rose the most
The average of the 10 medications that increased the most in the last year reached an average interannual increase of 133%. Among those 10 products are DAFLON 500, a venotonic used to increase the tone of veins and a vasculoprotector used to increase the resistance of small blood vessels, which increased 177%, and IBUPIRAC 600 MG, one of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAID) most used to combat pain and fever.
The CEPA report also made reference to the reduction of coverage and changes in the PAMI free medication policy, the institute that implements the social work of retirees and pensioners.
He recalled that in March 2020, PAMI “implemented a new vademecum of free essential medicines, that is, a list of free medicines with the aim of guaranteeing adequate treatment of the most common pathologies in older people.”
“In this way,” he added, “100% coverage of the medications most consumed by this population, added to the coverage of 80% for outpatient medication and 100% for special medication, represented significant savings for the income of older people. “mostly retirements and pensions.”
Retirees
They recalled that recently It was decided to limit access to up to 5 medications only to retirees with up to 1.5 minimum pensions. Reached retirees, in any case, must complete a procedure to obtain the benefit.
Currently, the social work of retireess reduced 44 pharmacological molecules that had 100% coverage in its formulary, while in June another 11 molecules had been reduced.
Based on the data collected on the prices of medicines excluded from the PAMI basket, it is observed that the three medicines that registered the greatest increases in their prices between August and December 2024 were: Dermaglós, with an increase of 78.4%, Lanzopral, with an increase of 71.7%, and Pantus 40, whose price increased by 70.0%.
These increases “reflect a significant adjustment in the cost of these medications, directly affecting the pockets of the members who acquire them, since the new provision of the agency, outside the coverage of the PAMI basket,” the report indicated.
Source: Ambito
