Hospital dispensary drugs law now in force – but regional governments refuse to make patients pay
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 @ 12:15 PM
A CONTROVERSIAL new law forcing chronically-ill patients to pay for medication dispensed in hospital came into force yesterday – Tuesday, October 1 – but the majority of Spain's regional governments have refused to comply.
People with serious illnesses such as cancer, hepatitis, HIV or ongoing but non-life threatening conditions like psoriasis or infertility, some of whose medication is provided by in-house dispensaries instead of high-street pharmacies, will be expected to pay 10 per cent of the cost with a limit of 4.20 euros per individual prescription box or packet.
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