{"id":76514,"date":"2025-02-19T19:23:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T18:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=76514"},"modified":"2025-02-19T20:28:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T19:28:36","slug":"government-approves-new-list-of-reimbursed-medicines-154-new-drugs-added","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/government-approves-new-list-of-reimbursed-medicines-154-new-drugs-added\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Approves New List of Reimbursed Medicines: 154 New Drugs Added"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c21bea1e-1c69-4c72-b533-33c206f435d2\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"250\">During its Wednesday meeting, the Council of Ministers approved the updated list of reimbursed medicines, expanding coverage for essential medications.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"301\">The decision takes effect on March 1, 2025.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"542\">The previous update to the list was in July 2024, but with this new revision, the list now includes 1,345 alternative medicines, following the addition of 154 new drugs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"566\"><strong>Key updates include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"678\">\n<li data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"601\">50 newly added medications<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"650\">38 new active pharmaceutical ingredients<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"651\" data-end=\"678\">18 new dosage forms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"809\" data-is-last-node=\"\">This expansion aims to improve access to essential treatments and enhance healthcare affordability for Albanian citizens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During its Wednesday meeting, the Council of Ministers approved the updated list of reimbursed medicines, expanding coverage for essential medications. 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