translated from Spanish: Community pharmacies doubled purchases of medications to 2019

communal pharmacies doubled its purchases of medications for the 2019.segun informed La Tercera, 95 of the 148 premises around the country scheduled in Central N national supply (Cenabast) purchases by $7.528 million, a 123% more it acquired this year, where it spent $3.676 million. The head of the Operations Department of the Cenabast, Jaime Espina, argued that this “has to do with the amount of products purchased, rather than with the number of pharmacies, already the number has remained at 95 between 2018 and 2019″. According to figures supplied by the Agency, the premises requested 642 types of products, being the most requested levothyroxine to treat thyroid; Pregabalin, for epilepsy; celecoxib for relieving pain from rheumatoid arthritis, and losartan to treat blood pressure. La Receta de Maipú pharmacies; Next to you, from Talca, and pharmacy Vitabotica, Vitacura, are which made a greater amount of shopping.” This is evidence that community pharmacy system is consolidated and is positive. If I say that the average price is 10 times cheaper, it means that if I’m trading three billion, are 30 billion that patients not spent and that is saved. The same with the seven thousand 2019 “, said Thorn.

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