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Independentemente da sua condição socioeconómica, todos os países possuem
políticas de saúde e medicamento que têm como objetivo promover a equidade na
acessibilidade aos cuidados de saúde e medicamentos, e também nos resultados de
saúde por parte dos seus cidadãos. Porém, face a um cenário de crise financeira,
aliado a um aumento da despesa em medicamentos e ao aparecimento de
medicamentos inovadores muito caros, faz com que os orçamentos de saúde
estabelecidos para os diferentes países, principalmente os mais afetados pela crise,
não consigam suportar de forma sustentável os custos resultantes da introdução das
novas terapias nos seus serviços de saúde.
Assim sendo, a inovação terapêutica pode ser causadora de iniquidade irá sempre
favorecer aqueles que possuam mais recursos financeiros, a menos que seja feita uma
nova abordagem ética em que a prevenção é a chave fundamental para a promoção da
saúde e obtenção de equidade entre os grupos socioeconómicos e também entre os
países.
Regardless of their socioeconomic status, all countries have Health and Drug Policies aiming to promote equity in accessibility to health care and medicines and also in health outcomes for its citizens. However, a financial crisis scenario coupled with an increasing pharmaceutical spending and the emergence of very expensive innovative medicines, causes the stablished health budget not being able to bear the costs from the introduction of these new therapies on their health services, particularly for the countries afected the most by the financial crisis. Therefore, therapeutic innovation may cause inequity in favor of those who have ore financial resources unless a new ethical approach in which prevention is the key to promote healtch and also achieve equity between socioeconomic groups and countries.
Regardless of their socioeconomic status, all countries have Health and Drug Policies aiming to promote equity in accessibility to health care and medicines and also in health outcomes for its citizens. However, a financial crisis scenario coupled with an increasing pharmaceutical spending and the emergence of very expensive innovative medicines, causes the stablished health budget not being able to bear the costs from the introduction of these new therapies on their health services, particularly for the countries afected the most by the financial crisis. Therefore, therapeutic innovation may cause inequity in favor of those who have ore financial resources unless a new ethical approach in which prevention is the key to promote healtch and also achieve equity between socioeconomic groups and countries.