On Monday (31), the Drug Market Regulatory Chamber (31) is topped with the new price of medicines sold in pharmacies and pharmacies. A Lei Nº 10,742, 2003Which deals with the regulation of the pharmaceutical sector, stipulates the annual amendment to the drugs.
This does not mean, however, there will be an automatic increase in the prices you are practicing, but a definition of the permitted roof of the re -amendment. It is up to the suppliers – pharmaceutical preparations, distributors and retailers – to fix the price of each product that has been for sale, in relation to the legal ceiling in force and its strategies in the face of competition.
To define the new values, the CMED cabinet takes factors such as inflation of the past 12 months, and is measured by the Independent National Consumer Index (IPCA), the productivity of medicines and costs that have not been captured by inflation, such as the exchange rate, electricity tariff and competition in the market.
In 2024, for example, the annual amendment to the price of the drug price was 4.5 %, equivalent to the inflation index in the previous period. List of maximum prices that can be imposed by products It is available in location From the National Health Control Agency (AnVisa).
According to Anvisa, The law provides for an annual price amendment to protect consumers from abusive increases, Ensure access to medicines and maintain the purchasing power of the population. At the same time, the account developed by the law seeks to compensate for any losses in the pharmaceutical sector due to inflation and effects on production costs, allowing continuity in providing medicines.
If the consumer finds violations, this is possible Consumer platform. It is also possible to send a complaint directly to CMED, through The model is available on the Anvisa page.
CMED consists of ministries of health, home, justice, public security, farms, development, industry, trade and services. The National Health Monitoring Agency has the function of the Executive Secretariat, providing technical support for decisions.
