Portugal's medicines authority logged 695 suspected adverse reaction reports for GLP-1 drugs such as Mounjaro and Ozempic between January 2024 and September 2026. Nausea and vomiting lead the list; here is how to report a reaction.
The DGS's first report counts 507,465 flu vaccinations since 30 September and coverage of 13.8 percent among people aged 60 and over. Covid-19 boosters lag behind in every age group.
Equalmed says thin margins are pushing generics off the market. The users' association UMG wants more competition instead, noting generics are 52 percent of the Portuguese market against 70 percent in Europe.
The Portuguese Society of Cardiology's Coração Aceso campaign checks blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar for free from 29 September to 4 October. Lisbon district has the most pharmacies taking part.
INFARMED's July report puts patient spending at 571.6 million euros, up 2.1 percent, and the SNS share at 1,179.3 million, up 8.3 percent. The average co-payment per pack actually fell two cents. What rose was volume, and one diabetes class accounts for a third of the increase.
A Nova SBE study commissioned by the ANF pegs Portugal's community-pharmacy network at 1.12% of GDP, 53,000 sustained jobs and €3.23 billion in annual economic footprint, ECO reported Friday 29 May. The reading lands on the negotiation table with the SNS over the post-2026 pharmacy-services pact.
How Portugal's public health service works for residents: who can use it, what you pay, prescriptions, private insurance, and what to do in an emergency.
