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The Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA) has called for a quick review of the prices of National Health Insurance Medicine Lists.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the association said the current prices were outdated given the depreciation of the cedi and the high inflationary rate.<\/p>\n
The Executive Secretary of the West Africa Manufacturers association, for example, has said there could be a 1,000 percent increase in the price of pharmaceuticals because of the deprecation of the cedi, among others.<\/p>\n
The Ghana National Chamber of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Importers and Wholesalers Association, and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana recently said they have resorted to the cash-and-carry system<\/strong> following the high cost of production.<\/p>\n The cedi has fallen by over 50 percent to the dollar in 2022.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of the medicines on the NHIS Medicines List are lagging by an average of 100% of current market prices,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n \u201cFor example, a tablet of Paracetamol, which used to cost 0.05 Ghana Cedis, is now 0.21 GHS on the market, whilst the NHIS price is currently set at 0.09 GHS.\u201d<\/p>\n The association also urged the NHIA \u201cto depart from the usual practice of waiting for 1-year or more before It said the last review was in March 2021.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are not living in normal times and, therefore, the Authority must act as such,\u201d the association stressed.<\/p>\n
updating the NHIS Medicines List.\u201d<\/p>\n