Pfizer confirmed that its vaccine against covid-19 will be on sale in the main pharmacy chains in Mexico starting today. The version of the drug that will be offered is Comirnaty, which is composed to counteract the variants in circulation, such as Ómicron and derivatives.
The start of this initiative is part of the company’s marketing plan “which contemplates the distribution of the vaccine through different channels, such as vaccination centers, doctors, hospitals and, of course, authorized pharmacies.”
The first batch of biological products arrived in Mexican territory on December 15 and was distributed among establishments authorized for marketing. The pharmaceutical company explained that the chains authorized to sell and apply the drug are Farmacias del Ahorro, Farmacias Benavides, Farmacias San Pablo and Farmacias Guadalajara, among other.
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Cost of the covid-19 vaccine by pharmacy
Each pharmaceutical company will establish its own application schedules. The population must ensure that the chosen branch has a medical office. On the other hand, prices can change between each chain.
San Pablo Pharmacies
At Farmacias San Pablo the application of the vaccine will have a cost of 848 pesos. The service will be available starting today in 77 branches located in the Valley of Mexico, Morelos, Querétaro and Puebla. The existence of the drug can be consulted at the number 800-80-16900.
The chain specified that the opening hours are from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. He indicated that no need to present a prescription and that the biological can be administered from five years of age.
Savings Pharmacies
Farmacias del Ahorro will begin marketing the vaccine this Wednesday. In this case, patients must schedule an appointment from the page web of the chain. From the portal you can review the authorized offices, their location and available hours. The immunization price will be 850 pesos with a bonus of 20 pesos in its loyalty program, Monedero del Ahorro.
Benavides Pharmacies
In the Benavides Pharmacies branches, the initial price of the drug will be 999 pesos for adults and pediatric patients. When purchasing two or more doses, the company offers a discount scheme. The first vaccine will cost 999 pesos, the second 950 pesos, the third 900 and the fourth 850 pesos.
Guadalajara Pharmacies
The Guadalajara Pharmacies establishments will offer the biological for 999 pesos at the end of this month.
Mexico, the first country in Latin America to sell vaccines against covid-19
Earlier this month, the Federal Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris) determined that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines met the quality, safety and efficacy requirements for their marketing. The agency became the first agency in Latin America to grant a health registry that allows the free sale of both vaccines.
“In compliance with the total commitment to transparency, under the glass box principle, the Federal Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris) informs that it has granted health registration to the Spikevax vaccine (monovalent XBB.1.5) from ModernaTx. Inc. (requested through its legal representative in Mexico, Asofarma SA de CV) and the Comirnaty vaccine (Ómicron XBB. 1.5) from Pfizer SA de CV,” the organization announced in a statement.
The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, ruled out that his administration intends to regulate the price of drugs in the private market. In his morning conference, he said that the Government does not consider it necessary to set prices because the health system guarantees the population’s access to free vaccines.
Estimates of Statesman indicate that in Mexico there are 40 people immunized with booster doses against covid-19 per 100 inhabitants. The figure is one of the lowest recorded on the continent.
2023-12-20 16:55:28
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