Petro pide revisar tarifas de medicamentos ante la caída del dólar en Colombia: ‘Deben rebajar su precio en pesos’
La mayoría de los medicamentos son importados. Foto: Roberto Sorin - Unsplash
TL;DR
- President Petro wants drug prices reviewed due to the Colombian peso's revaluation.
- Most medication components are imported, suggesting prices should decrease as the peso strengthens.
- The Colombian Pharmaceutical Industry Association (Ascif) warns of critical challenges to local drug production.
- Factors affecting drug costs include labor increases, regulatory demands, credit costs, and payment delays in the health system.
- Ascif's director stated that the industry lacks guarantees for investing in high-cost medication production.
- The Colombian peso experienced volatility, trading below $3,600 but then rising back towards $3,640.