07.05.04. Are any of the medications previously mentioned available for free or partially subsidised? | Mexico

07.05.04. Are any of the medications previously mentioned available for free or partially subsidised? | Mexico

13 Jul 2022

No. While the Clinical Practice for Alzheimer’s Disease & other Dementias (CENETEC, 2017) recommends cholinesterase inhibitors for managing dementia and the use of antipsychotic medications for challenging behaviour (Haloperidol and second generation medications Quetiapine and Risperidone), for all public and private institutions, a review of the Mexican Social Security Institute IMSS basic catalogue of medicines and of the Ministry of Health’s medication catalogue showed that these medications are not included. This means clinics or hospitals are not obliged to stock them or provide them for free.

References:

CENETEC. (2017). Diagnóstico y Tratamiento de la Enfermedad de Alzheimer. Guía de Evidencias y Recomendaciones: Guía de Práctica Clínica. Guia de Practica Clinica. http://www.cenetec-difusion.com/CMGPC/IMSS-393-10/RR.pdf