A diabetic patient from the Irkutsk region has not been given subsidized medications for six months.

62-year-old resident Where People of Baikal reports that he hasn't been able to obtain the vital drug Eliquis since October 2024. The clinic is only offering him generic versions, which "have not undergone tolerability testing" and can cause side effects.

Eliquis was prescribed to a pensioner to prevent blood clots after a heart attack. The family has to pay for the medication out of pocket—over 20 rubles a month. Despite this, the diabetic man's pension is 14 rubles, and his wife has a disability and receives only modest benefits.

According to statistics, the number of Russians with diabetes is growing annually. The Ministry of Health estimates that over 30 million people in Russia currently have prediabetes. As of 2023, 364,852 people had been diagnosed with diabetes. 

Earlier, NeMoskva wrote about the difficulties in obtaining insulin in Volgograd region: there are hospital patients in Kamyshin They stormed the head doctor's office to obtain coupons for insulin and achieve automatic inclusion in the program for receiving this drug.