Price Regulations Introduced For Non-Reimbursed Medicines

Prices of non-reimbursed prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medicines in Lithuania could decrease by 10-15% following alterations to the countries pricing methodology to be introduced on April 1 2010. The Lithuanian parliament voted 80-1 in favour of the price caps, with four abstentions. In order to prevent any preceding price increases, the Ministry of Health has begun recording product prices up to the implementation date. The new scheme will apply to both existing and newly-approved

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