Farmácia Popular: free or discounted medicines from 90%
With the Popular Pharmacy program, the Brazilian population has easier access to treatments using medicines.
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And given that drugstore costs can be high, many of the poorest families are unable to afford treatment on their own.
For this reason, the Popular Pharmacy is essential for guaranteeing public health, as it provides free medicines and others with up to 90% discounts.
These drugs are used to treat specific illnesses, such as diabetes, hypertension, asthma and many others, and can go as far as more serious illnesses.
Main questions
The Popular Pharmacy program is very interesting, since it can provide drug treatment at really low costs for the general population.
But there are still many who don't know about the program, or at least don't know about everything it offers.
So let's now turn to the main questions on the subject, in order to give you an overview.
This expansion takes place through partnerships with accredited drugstores and private pharmacies, which provide free medication for chronic diseases stipulated by the program.
In addition to free medicines, you can also get more specific categories of medicines and geriatric diapers for the elderly with a 90% discount.
This means that all Brazilian citizens have the right to free or low-cost medicines.
But for people who qualify as low-income, the program grants special conditions, such as free medication and geriatric diapers.
The list of categories included is as follows:
Contraceptives;
Asthma;
Hypertension;
Diabetes;
Parkinson's disease;
Dyslipidemia (high cholesterol);
Glaucoma;
Incontinence;
Osteoporosis;
Rhinitis;
Diabetes + cardiovascular disease.
It's worth mentioning that some of these categories offer free treatment, while others offer discounts of 90%.
And considering that this is a partnership with private pharmacies, it's even easier to find the program in all regions of the country.
Remember that the drugstore must be accredited to the program, so check in advance.
All you have to do is go to an accredited drugstore and pick up your medication for free or at a discount.
Remember that to get all the medicines for free you need to be a beneficiary of the Bolsa Família.
Save on medicines with the Popular Pharmacy program
The Farmácia Popular program has been running since 2004 and is a federal government initiative to facilitate access to health care.
In practice, the program works as a complement to the treatments provided in the public primary health care networks (UBSs, UPAs, health posts and public hospitals).
Thus, medicines that cannot be found in the pharmacies of these units can be picked up free of charge, or with a 90% discount, in the drugstores of the private network accredited to the program.
It's worth mentioning that the treatments available are for the most common chronic diseases in the country, such as hypertension, diabetes, glaucoma and many others.
The most interesting thing is that Farmácia Popular is aimed at the general population, not just the low-income population.
In this way, all Brazilians can count on low-cost health treatment, regardless of their social status.
For this reason, if your family spends a lot on medicines, it's worth checking the availability of the Popular Pharmacy in your area.
This way, you'll have the chance to get medicines for free or at symbolic prices, which will certainly help your family budget.
