Medications for people in need
In our country, the list of medicines for beneficiaries is updated every year. Work is ongoing on it, and this is a worldwide practice. To provide these medicines to those in need, a certain amount is allocated to the state budget, which is calculated every year based on the country's capabilities.
Preferential drugs in 2012
In 2012, authorities reported that more than 26 billion rubles would be allocated for the complete staffing of medicines, which includes a list of medicines for beneficiaries, as well as medical products for children with disabilities. All this is done to provide all patients in need with drugs that are so important for their lives.
This year, the list of free medicines for beneficiaries has been updated. Those drugs that were previously free, remained the same, but about twenty-five new names were added to them. Each year, the list is adjusted based on the needs of patients. In the coming year, the list of medicines for beneficiaries is represented by a fairly wide selection. This cannot but please people who need these medicines.
The entire list of preferential medicines for the disabled can be found on the official website of the Ministry of Health and Social Development, it can also be downloaded so that you can always have it at hand if necessary.
Availability of medicines
But not everything is so rosy and good in the work of this program. Sometimes there are interruptions in the supply of medicines. And those that are on the list, people can not find. To prevent such situations in the city of Moscow, the government has appointed more than seventy pharmacies whose task is to supply drugs on the list of preferential drugs for the disabled to pharmacy kiosks located in clinics.
It is also upsetting that there are times when a drug belonging to the preferential category is in the pharmacy, but it is not sold at a preferential price. So, having come to this pharmacy, a disabled person must buy the drug at the full price, which is quite high. Not every citizen can afford such a purchase. That is, the required medicines are available for free sale, but they are not available for the preferential category of residents. Or the drugs are still arriving, but it takes more than two months, or even more, to wait for them.
On average, about six hundred rubles are allocated per month for the preferential category of citizens for the purchase of drugs, and this year the authorities promised an increase of this amount by almost three hundred rubles. People living in remote regions of the country often choose monetary compensation instead of drugs. This is due to the fact that the required drugs have to be expected almost half a month, and they are not always available.
The list of free medicines for beneficiaries includes about four hundred names, which include drugs for the treatment of diseases of the heart, blood vessels, esophagus, biliary tract, liver, kidneys, to normalize metabolism, musculoskeletal system and other diseases. Also included are laxatives, vitamins, antimicrobial and antifungal agents, antiseptics and such important in our time drugs for the treatment of tuberculosis, diabetes, HIV infection, hepatitis C.
The list of medicines for beneficiaries is constantly being updated and updated. The state takes care of its residents and tries to ease the living conditions of the disabled and the preferential category of citizens as much as possible. This practice is carried out not only in the Russian Federation, but throughout the world. Thanks to this, people suffering from serious diseases can receive free medications that help them maintain their vital functions.