Voluntary price restrictions on medicines come into effect today

By: Trademagazin Date: 2025. 07. 01. 11:16

.The government always acts against unjustified price increases in the interest of the population, especially families and pensioners, and therefore welcomes the fact that, after banks, telecommunications companies and insurance companies, the pharmaceutical sector also voluntarily limits prices for 34 high-volume, over-the-counter, non-prescription and 10 prescription, non-subsidized medicines – the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) announced on Tuesday.

The government always tries to act against unjustified price increases. This is served by the margin reduction introduced for food and drugstore products, as well as the voluntary price restrictions of financial institutions, insurance companies and telecommunications companies.

It was emphasized that the government had not forgotten about the development of pharmaceutical prices, and therefore conducted intensive negotiations with players in the pharmaceutical sector, including the Association of Innovative Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (AIPM), the National Association of Hungarian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (MAGYOSZ), the Association of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers, and representatives of pharmacies (Hungarian Chamber of Pharmacists).

The negotiations were concluded successfully, and pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesalers, and pharmacies also undertook to introduce voluntary price and margin restrictions for 34 high-volume over-the-counter and 10 prescription-only non-subsidized products.

The players undertook to voluntarily reduce the prices of the affected medicines to the level of December 31, 2024, and to apply them until the end of June 2026.

The voluntary price restriction affects the following products: ACC Long 600 mg effervescent tablets Neo Cifrán Max 10x, Advil Ultra Forte 400 mg soft capsules. 20x Neo Citran Cold and Sinus 10x, Algoflex Forte Dolo 400 mg 10x Nodoryl Complex 200mg/30mg/20mg tabl., Algopyrin 500 mg tabletta 20x Nodoryl Complex 400mg/60mg/40mg tabl., Ambroxol-Teva 30 mg Nodoryl Dolo 250 mg tabletta, Aspirin Protect 100 mg Nodoryl Forte 500 mg tabletta, Béres drop extra Normaflore suspension 10x, Canesten 10 mg/g cream Normaflore Extra 10x, Detralex film tabletta 60x No-Spa 40 mg tabletta, Fenistil 1 mg/g gel Panangin 158/140 mg filmtabl., Kitonail medicinal. nail polish Prostamol Uno capsule, Lioton 100,000 gel Quarelin tablet, Magne B6 coated tablet 60x Reparon rectal ointment, Magnerot tablet 50x Rhinathiol 1mg/ml nasal spray solution, Magnosolv granules, 6.1 g Vition hard capsule, Milgamma N soft capsule 50x Voltaren Dolo Rapid soft capsule 20x, Neo Citran powder for adults 14x Voltaren Emulgel Forte 20 mg/g gel, 50 g.