The Cuban pharmaceutical industry suffers the effects of the genocidal blockade of the U.S. government, whose siege prevents the acquisition of the raw material necessary to make medicines required by the population and hospitals.

In Pinar del Río these limitations are visible at a glance, when someone looks at the shelves of these establishments, many are lacking products as simple as syrups and skin ointments.

Parallel to the MINSAP pharmacy network, it is individuals dedicated to selling medicines in their homes who make up for these shortages, medicines sometimes indispensable for patients whose doses have a supply regimen indicated several times a day.

Another element derived from the genocidal U.S. blockade is associated with the high prices that these sellers assign to essential medicines, such as pills intended for controlling blood pressure.

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