Patients again cannot find all the necessary medicines in state pharmacies, and several patients complained to "Vijesti" that they have to buy them from private sellers.
Pensioner Biljana Marković has problems finding blood pressure medications "Presolo" and "Monopril".
"You have a situation where you come with 6, 7 prescriptions, and you leave the pharmacy with only one medicine, and do you think that's okay," she said.
Patients complained that there are not even the necessary injections in public health institutions, so the Podgorica Health Center lacks "bensedin" and "dexazone".
Patients are forced to buy medicines from private individuals at significantly higher prices, and they hope that the state will subsequently reimburse them for part of the costs.
However, an even bigger problem arises when private individuals do not have a medicine. Pensioner Savo Vukićević said that for some time he has not been able to find the drug "duregesic", which is used for pain.
As he said, that medicine is not even available in private pharmacies, because it is an opiate.
Pharmacies lack medicines for blood pressure, respiratory organs, tranquilizers, as well as cardiovascular diseases. Citizens complain that they lack "neproxen", "tolvone", "diazepam", "tromadol", "hemoquin plus", "ranisan", "lopril", "berodual", "neodexacin", "presolol", "bromazepam" and others.
"Montefarm" previously announced that they expect the tender procedures to be completed by the end of the month and the medicines to be delivered to the pharmacies.
The value of the purchased medicines is around 30 million euros. The shortage of medicines was especially relevant in 2012, when the interventional procurement, by abbreviated procedure, solved that problem.
It takes two months to get a refund
The procedure for refunding a drug purchased in a private pharmacy is complicated, the documentation is voluminous, so only the well-informed and persistent undertake the task of collecting it.
The Health Insurance Fund approves refunds only up to the purchase price of the drug, and in practice, drugs are up to three times more expensive for private individuals.
Also, the refund process takes a long time, so patients can expect money only in 60 days.
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