Yulia Svyrydenko: Government continues to implement measures to ensure price transparency and access to affordable medicines

Medicines must be accessible to everyone. The Government remains committed to implementing measures that will increase price transparency and enable people to choose the most affordable option. This was emphasized by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.

The Head of Government announced that from now on, e-prescriptions shall contain information about the three cheapest options for the necessary medicines in the National Price Catalogue. This feature will be available in the form of a QR code on a memo attached to the e-prescription obtained from a physician.

"This will help you choose medicines according to your budget and not overpay for the brand. In the catalog, you can see all available drugs with the same active ingredient, dosage, and form of release, as well as three options for drugs at the lowest price. At least one of these options must be available in any pharmacy," emphasized Yulia Svyrydenko.

In the first stage, this option is available for single-component prescription drugs in the form of tablets and capsules, which are purchased at your expense. In the future, the solution will be scaled to other drugs.

The National Catalog contains maximum prices, meaning that pharmacies cannot sell medicines above this price.

The National Price Catalog is available at the link: https://ecatalog.moz.gov.ua.