Recently, I received compliments from the Ministry of Health, which, according to Minister Akmarel Elanzarova, achieved a price reduction on every fourth medicine in Israel.
But then came data from the Bureau of National Statistics, according to which the rather popular traditional medicines became more expensive: during the year the price of acyclovir increased by 54.3%, acetylsalicylic acid - by 48%, No-shpa - by 47.9%, Suprastin - by 40.3%, activated carbon - by 34.3%, 346%, activated carbon - by 346%. and Cardiomagnyl - 31.6% each, "Essentiale Forte N" - at 29.1%.
Consultations with medical specialists in outpatient clinics became more expensive by 16.1%. Dentistry became more expensive: tooth extraction under local anesthesia - by 15.9%, caries treatment - by 20.1%.
The question is, if the most popular drugs have become much more expensive, then which ones have become cheaper?
Doesn't it make more sense to fight for lower prices for what is mostly purchased in pharmacies?
And why exactly is this price increase so noticeable - by 30-50%?