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Farmacias Ahumadas begins paying compensation for drug price collusion
🇨🇱 Chile /Economy & Trade

Farmacias Ahumadas begins paying compensation for drug price collusion

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Farmacias Ahumadas began compensating eligible minors on August 7 for a 2025 judicial agreement over drug price collusion.
  • Around 6,602 individuals, representing 7,833 vulnerable children receiving the "Control Niño Sano" benefit, will each receive 45,030 pesos per child.
  • The compensation, facilitated by the Instituto de Previsión Social, is part of a collective lawsuit settlement with consumer associations.

Farmacias Ahumadas has started paying compensation to eligible minors as part of a judicial agreement reached in 2025 concerning drug price collusion. The process began on August 7, with payments directed to children enrolled in the "Control Niño Sano" program.

Approximately 6,602 individuals are set to receive benefits. This group represents 7,833 children from vulnerable families who regularly receive the "Control Niño Sano" monthly bonus. Each child will be compensated with 45,030 pesos.

The payments are being managed by the Instituto de Previsión Social. This compensation is a result of a collective lawsuit filed by consumer associations, including Conadecus, Odecu, and Fojucc, against Farmacias Ahumadas for price-fixing on medications. The settlement aims to provide restitution to affected consumers.

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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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