Morocco to lower prices on hundreds of medicines
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Moroccan health authorities approved price cuts on around 300 medicines, with reductions ranging from 10% to 70%.
The Ministry of Health initiated this change as part of a wider reform to the system for setting medicine prices. Officials will shorten the review period for price updates from five to three years, allowing for more frequent adjustments. For medicines costing over 300 Moroccan dirhams, the government will now base prices on the lowest cost found in a group of reference countries.
This new rule will primarily affect expensive treatments where international prices vary considerably. The Ministry of Health projects the reform will create savings exceeding 1 billion dirhams, with 250 million dirhams going directly to lower patient costs, especially for those requiring ongoing treatment. The specific medicines subject to these price reductions remain unnamed, and will be revealed when the official price schedule is published. Patients will need this information to understand how the changes affect their individual healthcare expenses.
