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They have the identical energetic ingredient, the identical pharmaceutical type, the identical dosage, the identical route of administration and the identical therapeutic indications. Only the identify adjustments (that of the energetic ingredient) and the field that comprises them could also be completely different in form and colour. We are speaking about the identical medication – additionally referred to as generics within the “offensive” approach – that work in the identical approach as the unique “model” medication. However, it’s a disgrace that they haven’t entered the hearts of Italians, in order that one in three residents don’t belief and nonetheless have doubts that they’ve the identical buildings and because of this. he spends extra money to have a reputation that’s usually used as his faux identify (probably the most well-known case might be that of tagelana).
For the Italians the extra price is greater than 1 billion
The important results of this buy choice, which isn’t to just accept the identical medication when the pharmacist offers it – which ought to, must be underlined, with the identical energetic ingredient and effectiveness as the unique model medication – is that the personal prices of Italians to purchase brand-name medicines are growing whereas using related medicines continues to be low, particularly within the South It must be remembered that if a citizen asks a “model” drug as an alternative of a “common” one we should pay. the distinction between the value of the requested drug and its equal reimbursement value. It is a couple of extra prices paid totally by affected person pockets, costing 1.1 billion per yr: principally “waste” that may be saved if the equal is chosen, with out forgetting that their arrival available on the market determines the reductions and decrease costs for many who have a model (estimated at about 6 billion). The image of the equal market was drawn through the convention on the Ministry of Health “Equivalent medication: understanding how to decide on”, promoted by Cittadinanzattiva as a part of the “Ioequivalgo” marketing campaign with the unconditional donation of Egualia.
The most requested equal within the North, the least within the South
In a current examine by SWG with a pattern of 2500 residents, it additionally seems that one in 5 residents declares that the physician solely reveals pharmaceuticals, however on the identical time 47% of Italians would agree to purchase the drug. equal, whereas 19% insist who will nonetheless select the model. Therefore the personal, i.e. ‘out-of-pocket’, consumption of residents is growing: in 2023 Italians paid 1,029 million euros in out-of-pocket value variations to purchase a costlier model of drugs as an alternative of a lower-cost generic equal totally reimbursed by the NHS. . However, using the identical remedy continues to be widespread within the North (representing 39.8% of the packages offered) in comparison with the middle (29%) and the South (23.7%), in comparison with the Italian common of 32%. The highest incidences of use are within the PA of Trento (44.7%), Friuli Venezia Giulia (41.9%), Piedmont (40%). In the road of consumption of the identical issues are Sicily (22.7%), Campania (21.9%), Calabria (21.7%).
Private spending by residents is on the rise
From the analysis by Sant’Anna High School of Pisa it’s also revealed that in 2022 the prices borne by residents, together with the share of co-payments (regional and separate tickets), the personal buy of sophistication A medicine and the prices of sophistication C medication, amounted to 9.9 billion, with a rise of seven.6% in comparison with 2021. All with one consistency: participation spending is usually increased in low-income counties. “Through the touring villages within the rural areas of Ioequivalgo, we stopped in 22 cities and signed cooperation agreements with different areas. We consider that at the moment a significant info and communication marketing campaign of the middle aimed toward residents and well being staff is important to beat the cultural resistance but in addition the obstacles that exist in needing and offering these medicines,” he stated. Valeria Fava in Cittadinanzattiva.
A companion for communication and referrals to pharmacists
On the entrance of comparable medication, the Undersecretary of Health Marcello Gemmato stated the ministry “will study the launch of a marketing campaign to speak with related medication: it must be emphasised once more that they work in the identical approach as their creators, so there is no such thing as a purpose to not use them, along with the results of vital financial savings for each the State and residents.” Gemmato additionally recalled that pharmacists have a authorized obligation to supply residents with the identical drug if doable. In this regard, the president of Federfarma, Marco Cossolointroduced a brand new round for pharmacists to remind them of the duty to supply equal but in addition to emphasise the significance of appropriate communication with residents concerning the effectiveness and traits of those medicines.