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Regime called dismissal in proximity should put the closest medicines. It would be extended earlier this year but so far helped… 46 patients.
Nelson Martins lives in Silves. It needs to be with the doctor every three months to have the recipe and then buy their medicines (dermatology).
But, to have access to medication, You need to go to Setúbal. Loses “a day of work” To have a dermatology consultation because in the local Algarve health unit there is not a single dermatologist.
Is waiting for the system application DISPENSE IN PROPERTY: Revenue continues to be prescribed by the doctor at the hospital, but then goes to the Such – common use of hospitals. Then the Such ordens to suppliers, stores and later delivers drugs to distributors for them to take to the community pharmacy or health center. THE Medicine is closer to the user.
It was a system created in the days of António Costa, reinforced as a priority in the current government – which announced it as priority, investing 10 million euros. The necessary legislation is published.
This new regime, which began to be tested at the end of last year, should have been elongate Earlier this year. But so far, Helped… 46 patients.
The theme is highlighted in, which recalls that the system should help 150 000 people. It’s too late.
The Ministry of Health claims compatibility problems of computer systems: there are “strong constraints regarding the integration of different systems of software Informatics, who have to communicate with each other, thus making it difficult to advance this project. ”
The National Association of Pharmacies suspicion of this argument. Ensures that the system is work and that and the dispenses already made prove it.
Hospital pharmacies give Vacant answers, in the middle of a very conditional access.
“There is no excuse, except not wanting to do. There has to be pressure to comply with the law, ”complains Jaime Watermelon, president of the Health Platform Directorate in dialogue.
There are almost 2300 pharmacies registered in this system, which was adhered to seven ULS and an IPO (Santo António, Sao Joao, Braga, Sao Jose, Western Lisbon, Almada-Seixal, Castelo Branco and IPO of Lisbon) of a total of 39 ULS and three IPO.
Next month, May, the pilot phases at the São João Hospital and the Santo António Hospital, both in Porto, should end.
