VZP launches ‘positive list’ of cheaper drugs

The biggest Czech public health insurance provider VZP announced the first five medications that are on the so-called ‘positive list’. The list, which the insurance company is launching this month, consists of prescribed medications for no co-payment fee will be charged at the pharmacy. VZP has negotiated 15-30 percent discounts for the medications on the positive list, in exchange for an agreed amount of orders. The insurance provider says this will allow it to save a few hundred million crowns annually. The first five medications on the list are for treatment of diabetes, osteoporosis, prostate and stomach problems.