- Reducing prices and increasing access
- Free delivery of medicines
- Medicines available in all pharmacies
- How to get free medicines?
- Cheaper medicines from March 1, 2025: list of medicines
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- Painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs:
- Antiallergic drugs:
- Drugs for digestion:
- Medicines for the cardiovascular system:
- Antitussives and respiratory medicines:
- Antibiotics and antimicrobials:
- Anthelmintic drugs:
- Immunomodulators and vitamins:
- Sedatives and hypnotics:
- Eye drops:
- Solutions for intravenous drip:
Seit Jahresbeginn sind wichtige Änderungen im Bereich des Zugangs zu Medikamenten in Kraft getreten. Insbesondere wurden die Preise für 100 Medikamente gesenkt, eine kostenlose Lieferung angeboten und Apotheken sind verpflichtet, am Programm für erschwingliche Medikamente teilzunehmen. Erfahren Sie mehr darüber, welche Medikamente in die aktualisierte Liste aufgenommen wurden und welche Bedingungen für den Erhalt kostenloser Medikamente gelten.
Starting March 1, 2025, Ukraine will see significant changes in the availability of medicines. The main innovation will be a 30% reduction in prices for 100 Ukrainian-made medicines, which was approved at a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council chaired by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Reducing prices and increasing access
The price reduction applies to essential medicines, but the specific list of medicines has not yet been made public. It will be determined jointly with the government, manufacturers, and pharmacy chains to implement the changes as efficiently as possible.
In addition, the government has made a number of additional decisions to regulate pricing policy:
• The maximum trade margin for pharmacies for OTC drugs will not exceed 35%.
• For prescription drugs, a regressive markup scale will apply, making them more affordable.
• Suppliers will be limited to 8% of the wholesale price.
These changes are intended not only to reduce the cost of treatment, but also to ensure greater transparency in the pharmaceutical market.
Free delivery of medicines
Another significant innovation will be the free delivery of medicines provided by Ukrposhta. This initiative is particularly important for people living in rural areas or with limited access to pharmacies.
The free delivery is expected to cover:
• Medicines included in the state reimbursement programs.
• Medicines that are dispensed free of charge in hospitals.
• An additional list of medicines to be approved by the Ministry of Health.
Medicines available in all pharmacies
Starting from July 1, 2025, all pharmacies in Ukraine are obliged to join the state program “Affordable Medicines” by signing an agreement with the National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU). This means that patients will be able to get the medicines they need for free or with a minimal co-payment at any pharmacy in the country.
The expanded program for 2025 includes more than 52 new brand names of medicines, including 23 combination drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
The Affordable Medicines Program is constantly expanding and now includes medicines for:
• cardiovascular diseases;
• prevention of strokes and heart attacks;
• non-diabetes mellitus and type I diabetes (insulin) and type II diabetes;
• chronic diseases of the lower respiratory tract; mental and behavioral disorders, as well as epilepsy;
• Parkinson's disease;
• cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases;
• pain and palliative care;
• endocrine system;
• metabolic, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases;
• glaucoma;
• treatment of migraine;
• treatment of diseases in children.
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How to get free medicines?
Step-by-step instructions:
1. Contact the doctor (therapist, pediatrician or family doctor) with whom you have signed the declaration and get an electronic prescription.
2. Visit a pharmacy marked “Here are the Available Medicines”.
3. Receive the medicines free of charge or with a partial co-payment using an e-prescription.
The cost of medicines is fully or partially covered by the state.
Cheaper medicines from March 1, 2025: list of medicines
The list of medicines for which prices will be reduced includes:
Painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs:
Citramon-Darnitsa
Paracetamol-Darnitsa
Ibuprofen-Darnitsa
Acetylsalicylic acid-Darnitsa
Farmadol® - Darnitsa
Farmadol® Max
Nimedar® - Darnytsia
Nimidia
Antiallergic drugs:
Loratadine-Darnitsa
Diazolin-Darnitsa
Drugs for digestion:
Ranitidine-Darnitsa
Omeprazole-Darnitsa
Omeprazole-Darnitsa
Metoclopramide-Darnitsa
Zolopent® - Darnitsa
Zolopent® enteric coating
Diron
Medicines for the cardiovascular system:
Captopress-Darnitsa
Validol-Darnitsa
Validol-Pharmac
Corvalol-Darnitsa
Corvalol-Pharmac
Corvalment
Nebival
Antitussives and respiratory medicines:
Mucaltin®
Eucazoline® Aqua
Pharmazolin® - Aqua
Naftizin®
Antibiotics and antimicrobials:
Levomycetin-Darnitsa
Furacilin®
Furagin
Amoxil®-K 1000
Anthelmintic drugs:
Mebendminx®
Aldazole
Immunomodulators and vitamins:
Ascorbyl KV
Novirin Forte
Magnicum Antistress®.
Sedatives and hypnotics:
Somnid
Gabana®
Eye drops:
Taufon-Darnitsa
Solutions for intravenous drip:
Sodium chloride
Glucose
Rheosorbilact
Tivortin
Dexamethasone
The changes that will come into force in 2025 will significantly improve the availability of medicines for Ukrainians. Reduced prices, free delivery, mandatory participation of pharmacies in the Affordable Medicines program, and an expanded list of medicines will make treatment much more accessible to all segments of the population. This is another step towards ensuring quality and affordable healthcare in Ukraine.
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