NEWS


16/01/2024

Justic prevails: Medicine prices should be made public

The Central Court of Appeal No. 4 of Madrid has found in favour of No es Sano (represented by Salud por Derecho and the Organisation of Consumers and Users-OCU) and the Council […]
29/06/2023

Our requests regarding pharmaceutical policy for the Spanish Presidency of the EU

In view of the upcoming Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the No es San alliance is submitting this letter to the Minister of Health, José Manuel Miñones, to […]
30/03/2023

We ask the Spanish government to make the HIPRA vaccine accessible and affordable

We, Salud por Derecho, Médicos del Mundo, Asociación por un Acceso Justo al Medicamento (AAJM), Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria (SESPAS) y No Gracias, ask the Spanish government to […]
16/03/2023

The Ministry of Health refuses to report the prices of several high cost medicines

In recent years the No es Sano (It’s Not Healthy) campaign has been carrying out actions to make the entire process for the approval and funding of new medicines and therapies by […]
16/12/2021

The high price of new medicines increases hospitals’ pharmaceutical costs by 53% in just seven years

In recent years, we have seen a seemingly unstoppable increase in the prices of medicines, especially newer ones and those that are used to treat the most serious diseases, like different types […]
20/10/2020

MEDICINE SHORTAGES ARE INCREASING AND THERE IS A LACK OF TRANSPARENCY ABOUT THE REASONS

Shortages of medicines have increased in recent years and are seen more and more. This is one of the conclusions from the report “The Shortage and Scarcity of Medicines” (in Spanish: “El […]
12/06/2020

Spain must prepare itself to face possible shortages and undertake internal production of medicines

The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has pushed the National Health System against the ropes. The response to the health crisis was hindered by existing problems stemming from cuts in recent years, such […]
28/10/2019

Novartis goes to court to try to prevent the government from making information public about the approval of one of its most innovative treatments

10/07/2019

A STEP TOWARDS TRANSPARENCY

Since last week, the Interministerial Commission on Drug Prices, the body in charge of authorizing and fixing prices of drugs in Spain, has publicized more information on their decisions. We now can know […]
16/05/2019

Autonomous communities are key in changing the relationship between public healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry

The autonomous elections are an opportunity to make commitments on vital issues for the autonomous communities: pharmaceutical politics. According to data from the Ministry of Finance, in only four years (from 2014 […]
23/04/2019

ELECTORAL PROPOSALS DO NOT RESPOND TO THE HUGE INCREASE IN PUBLIC SPENDING ON MEDICINES

During this electoral campaign No es Sano has reminded the PSOE, Unidas Podemos, Cuidadanos and Popular Party that it is urgent and necessary to review the current pharmaceutical policy and public spending on medications […]
14/03/2019

CANDIDATES, THESE ARE OUR PETITIONS

We are in the mist of crucial weeks for the acquisition of health commitments from different political parties. Therefore, the organizations promoting the It’s not Healthy campaign have mailed letters to ask the […]