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“If the commission approves that those drugs can be reimbursed, they would, first of all, fall into the reserve list of compensable drugs, then in the second quarter we could check the situation of the mandatory health insurance fund, what are the possibilities for us to “remove” those drugs from the reserve list to the main price list of reimbursable medicines”, said Minister of Health Arūnas Dulkys on Wednesday.
A. Dulkys also noted that for the treatment of one patient cystic fibrosis drugs cost up to 20 thousand per month. EUR, and the treatment of all patients with this disease in Lithuania would cost up to EUR 12 million per year. euro budget funds.
It is noted that the decision of the commission is of a recommendatory nature, it will still have to be approved by the minister.
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that affects all mucus-producing glands. The thickened and viscous mucus of the glands clogs the ducts of various organs, including the vital lungs or pancreas, which causes not only breathing, but also digestive problems. In addition, the digestive system of people with cystic fibrosis is unable to process food.
According to Lijana Kazlauskienė, chairwoman of the cystic fibrosis association, there were about 90 people suffering from this disease in Lithuania last year.
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