Given the problem that represents the shortage of medicines At the national level, the Morena deputy, Guillermo Rendón Gómez, proposed streamlining and eliminating regulatory barriers that delay drug approval times, so that pharmaceutical entrepreneurs can bring their market closer to the population.
“Promote the issue of faster procedures for businessmen, for the pharmaceutical industry, I believe that this will help a lot, as everyone can compete freely and have products, that will make them cheaper and there will be consumption.” , and there will be enough supply for the entire country,” he said in an interview.
He is also an expert in Foreign Trade and Merchant Navy said that this can be achieved by digitizing processes at the Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris) and the acceleration of approval times.
This is due to the fact that Cofepris can take between 12 and 18 months to approve new patents, which causes a shortage of patents and also hinders access to the innovation of more drugs.
“We are going to see the agility of the procedures before the same institutions, in this case, to Cofepris so that the basic table can be issued, which is important, there are many delays in these basic tables, but it is not due to capacity, rather it is by organization, or look at the issue of delays and the digitalization that we have to promote, to get it out faster. That will bring more medicines to the country, and as more medicines arrive, the medicines will become cheaper in some way,” he stressed.
Likewise, when asked about the start of the vaccination campaign for the 2024-2025 winter season, which will begin on October 15 and conclude on March 28, 2025, the Morenoist deputy pointed out that although it is expected that the application of the immunizations is fair, coverage for minors and older adults is assured.
In this sense, he also highlighted that the country has the capacity to apply the vaccination schedules, however, he reiterated that the problem is aggravated by the distribution of medicines, which is why, he said, President Claudia Sheinbaum has proposed resolved through the so-called “Wellbeing Pharmacies”, which he presented in his 100-point plan.
“Yes there is a budget, I believe that beyond the budget there is coordination and organization and prevention. We would have to sit down and make some work tables and see where we are failing, because I believe it is organization,” he added.
