The growth of product prices in BiH did not bypass the pharmacies, so they have risen together numerous types of drugs.
Pharmacists confirmed that the drugs in the Serbian last year rose together twice.
“Regulation on determining the margin in the product of the product, the margin in the RS for medicines was limited to a maximum of six percent in wholesale, ie 18 percent in retail. This Regulation was valid until 30. June 2024. year, and shortly after it expired, the margin in pharmacies came to 20 percent. Therefore, they have risen medications. The new price increase followed in late 2024. and the margin was raised at 22 percent. They rose in all medicines, from cafes, over Brufen, etc. Absolutely everyone, “one pharmacist told.
Muris Marić, the Executive Director in the Association of Citizens, Don Prijedor, which emphasizes that a lot remains unnoticed while the prolonged grocery.
“This is not just more rampage of prices in stores, we have huge prices now in our pharmacies,” Marić’s for “says”Independent newspaper“.
A similar condition is recorded in other cities.
“For the past few days we get sign in consumers about new ‘corrected’ prices in pharmacies, where a large number of medications are more expensive by 0.5 to six KM compared to January this year. All reasons stating for the justification of prices in other sectors at the moment, I do not think that consumers are really right when they indignantly “, the president of the Association of Consumer Club Central Bosnia Travnik.
He recalls that the greatest consumers of drugs are just people with the smallest income – retirees.
“If we add more that is more than half pensioners for retirement up to 600 KM and to spend an average of 100 to 300 km per month – really is a great question of how they survive retirement to pension,” Arnautović says.
That drugs have been rise in the last year, arising from the Data of the Health Insurance (FZO) of the Republika Srpska, funded by medications on the list of FZO RS remedies.
“In 2024. 5,494,800 recipes were prescribed, while the cost of the Fund for these medicines was 69.9 million marks. The year earlier, 5,630,259 recipes were prescribed, and the cost of the Fund was 67.6 million marks. Although the data show that the last number prescriptions is prescribed, the cost of the Fund was higher compared to 2023. year, which could be expected, “they say from the FZO RS.
As they add, the cost of drugs issued from the prescription was growing from year to year, the FZO RS, and the exception was the Epidemic of the Korona virus.
“The cost increase in the amount of prescribed drugs in 2024. year, but also the price of individual drugs, introducing new medications, and the indication has been expanded, ie increased number of diagnoses in which therapy can be applied.
The financing and introduction of new drugs on the Fund lists is a continuous practice in order to improve the availability of therapies, but also more efficient treatment, “they say from the FZO RS.
From the Medical agency and medical devices, the legal framework for calculating the maximum wholesale pricing is issued on the prescription and placement in the BiH market is defined by the Rulebook on the Pricing Prices and Mode of Reporting Prices of Medicines in BiH.
“The Rulebook is defined that the price of the maximum price is taken from three reference countries: Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, and if there are no registered medications in these countries: Bulgaria and Italy”, allegations from the Agency.
The Ordinance is, added, a defined margin on medicines, in a way that the maximum wholesale margin is up to eight percent, while the retail margin determine the entity ministries responsible for health.
