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#SFHS2609111AOrder of April 10, 2026, Modifying the List of Reimbursable Pharmaceutical Specialties for Social Insurance Beneficiaries

🇫🇷France··Other·Low Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law adds three specific medications to the list of drugs that can be reimbursed by social insurance in France. These medications are intended for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents. Healthcare providers and pharmacies should update their formularies to include these medications.

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Key Changes

  • Adds three ADHD medications for children and adolescents to the reimbursable drug list.
  • Specifies reimbursement is only for ADHD when other measures are insufficient.
  • Medications are chewable, extended-release tablets with different dosages.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Add TUZULBY 20 mg, 30 mg, and 40 mg (methylphenidate hydrochloride) to the list of reimbursable pharmaceutical specialties

Social insurance bodies, Healthcare providers, Pharmacies
operational
high

Ensure reimbursement of the three TUZULBY medications is limited exclusively to treatment of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) in children and adolescents aged 6-17 years

Social insurance bodies, Healthcare providers
operational
high

Only reimburse TUZULBY for ADHD when corrective measures alone have proven insufficient

Social insurance bodies
operational
medium

Update formularies to include TUZULBY 20 mg, 30 mg, and 40 mg chewable tablets in extended-release format (bottles of 28 tablets)

Pharmacies, Healthcare providers
operational
high

Implement the reimbursement modifications effective on the fourth day following publication in the Journal officiel de la République française

Social insurance bodies, Pharmacies, Healthcare providers
operational

Affected Parties

Healthcare providersPharmacies

Tags

pharmaceuticals,ADHD,reimbursement