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0092/2021 - Comparison between drug maximum consumer price and prices practiced on the internet in Brazil: misalignments and regulatory distortions
Comparativo entre preço máximo ao consumidor de medicamentos e preços praticados na internet no Brasil: desalinhamentos e distorções regulatórias

Author:

• Caroline Miranda Alves de Souza - de Souza, C. M. A. - <carol_miranda91@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7126-2348

Co-author(s):

• Julia Paranhos - Paranhos, Julia - <juliaparanhos@ie.ufrj.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4425-7484
• Lia Hasenclever - Hasenclever, L. - <lia@ie.ufrj.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1384-6323


Abstract:

Introduction: Since 2003, the Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos (CMED) has been responsible for establishing the maximum consumer price (PMC) for medicines. The objective of this study is to compare prices practiced on internet with the PMC and identify the average price difference in two segments of existing drugs in Brazil, the reference, and the generic ones. Method: Drug prices were collected on websites of pharmacies and drugstores and compared with their respective PMCs for the year 2019. The analysis included 68 drugs and 268 commercial presentations of generic and reference drugs related to these drugs. Results: A different pattern was observed for the average price difference in relation to the PMC in each market segment, with most generics tending to practice the largest differences and the reference drugs the smallest ones. Discussion and Conclusion: The problem of price distortion in relation to the PMC pointed out by the literature was confirmed mainly in relation to the generics market. It was concluded that a periodic review of the PMC would be important, considering retail prices.

Keywords:

Government Regulation; Drug Price; Drugs, Generics.

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de Souza, C. M. A., Paranhos, Julia, Hasenclever, L.. Comparison between drug maximum consumer price and prices practiced on the internet in Brazil: misalignments and regulatory distortions. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2021/Mar). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/comparison-between-drug-maximum-consumer-price-and-prices-practiced-on-the-internet-in-brazil-misalignments-and-regulatory-distortions/17991



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