Regional authorities are complaining about the lack of subsidized medications. An Orenburg official is skeptical of these complaints.
With the start of the new year, problems with the availability of subsidized medications in pharmacies have continued. In several Russian regions, people have complained about the lack of such medications.
????Volgograd resident Daniil couldn't get it The subsidized medication "Respiforb" helps with asthma attacks. His condition worsens in cold weather. However, the hospital where he is registered had no medication available. Daniil was told the medication might become available in a couple of months, or even six months. However, it is available over-the-counter. Daniil filed a complaint with the Investigative Committee and Roszdravnadzor, and the subsidized medication immediately became available.
????Orenburg residents People with diabetes (including parents of children with the disease) complained about the lack of subsidized medications in state pharmacies in the North-Eastern Federal District. They reported this on City Council Deputy Denis Baturin's Telegram channel. The Vice Governor for Social Policy responded to the situation. Larisa Boyarskaya.
"I've personally taken the issue of a shortage of medications for diabetes patients into account at one of the city's pharmacies. The veracity of these reports is highly questionable."- said she is.
💊Residents Yekaterinburg stated The lack of a subsidized drug called "Forsiga"—it's prescribed to people with diabetes, chronic heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. A package costs about 2500 rubles. According to the Minister of Health Sverdlovsk region Tatyana Savinova, the drug is in stock, but there are not enough staff in the pharmacies, and “the first weeks of the year are traditionally busy”;
💊Several residents Chainsky District of Tomsk Oblast were forced to buy subsidized medications at their own expense. The prosecutor's office sided with the people and filed lawsuits The agency is demanding that the regional health department return the pensioners' money. The claim amounts to approximately 20 rubles.