The SNS gets another 1,538 million euros for medicines and diagnostic exams, authorised in September, Público reports. Budget office data show about 1.1 billion went to pharmacy medicines in the third quarter. Nothing changes at the counter.
The DGS's third seasonal report counts 1,339,486 flu jabs and 600,160 Covid-19 boosters to 25 October. Flu coverage among over-60s runs from 39.75 percent in the North to 21.25 percent in the Algarve.
From Sunday, people already in opioid treatment in Albufeira, Loulé, Portalegre, Portimão, São Brás de Alportel, Santiago do Cacém and Vila do Bispo can take methadone at a local pharmacy on referral. The state pays pharmacies 30 euros a month per patient.
INFARMED's August reports: patients paid 650.3 million euros for reimbursed medicines in pharmacies, 2.4 percent more than in 2025, while the SNS paid 1,338.5 million and hospitals spent 1,828.4 million. How to keep your own share down.
A new ministerial order sets a 15 percent State reimbursement for prescription obesity drugs, limited to SNS patients treated by a hospital obesity team and prescribed by specialists. Infarmed's own figures suggest patients would still pay most of the price.
A failure at the SPMS data centre knocked out electronic prescribing and patient records from about 10:00 on Monday, and consultations were cancelled. Some systems were back by noon. What the rules say about paper prescriptions.
From 17 October, CSI recipients still get prescription medicines free, but where a generic group exists the state pays only up to its reference price. Choose a dearer brand and you pay the difference. Glasses and denture refunds are unchanged.
