Planned supplies of an anti-Covid drug have still not arrived in Estonia, despite authorities' earlier hopes that the drug, procured jointly at European Union level and primarily designated for at-risk groups, would be in-country by the end of summer.
Less than two weeks after Estonia's Chancellor of Justice declared it unconstitutional that ADHD drugs aren't available to all adults at the same discount, dozens of people's prescriptions were suddenly being rung up for cheap. The Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) is blaming a technical glitch, but many are hoping the change will stay.
The European Union's common coronavirus medicines procurement has arrived at a solution, meaning that Pfizer's coronavirus drug will reach Estonia in the third quarter of 2022.
Estonia has rejected offers by pharmaceutical company Pfizer for its new coronavirus drug Paxlovid and is waiting for the outcome of the EU's next joint procurement. However, negotiations are stalling.
Coronavirus drugs will not arrive in Estonia in the near future as negotiations between the European Union and pharmaceutical manufacturers have stalled.