Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Italy cut drug budget to help fund earthquake disaster

The Italian medicines agency AIFA and the business federation Farmindustria have expressed deep concern about the decision by the Italian government to cut the pharma budget and use the resources for funding relief for the earthquake in Abruzzo.

Ministers have drafted a decree to provide funding for the area affected. One of the measures is a reduction of €400m in the amount the national health services can spend on medicines distributed through pharmacies in 2009.


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