Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:33:50 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czechs-stock-medicines-ahead-price-rise-8609342© 2026 Radio Prague International A new regulation on medical care and medicines which goes into effect on April 1st is intended to improve the overall quality of healthcare by making life-saving treatment available for free to those who need it. However in order for this to be made possible patients will have to fork out more for other medicines. Fear of steep rises has sent people flocking to their GPs for prescription medicine and has resulted in long cues in pharmacies across the country. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/lekarna_uslavie_praha2.jpg?timestamp=1697466542 https://english.radio.cz/czechs-stock-medicines-ahead-price-rise-8609342 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9