PARAMARIBO – Reports suggest that some pharmacies are wrongfully charging additional costs for medicines that are covered by the State Health Insurance Fund (SZF). There are clear agreements between the nation’s pharmacies and the SZF but some pharmacies do not stick to the agreements. Health Minister Amar Ramadhin recently informed parliament that there is a list of 271 medicines that are free of charge and that no extra costs must be covered. This list will be published this week to enable people with state health insurance to check if they are wrongfully being charged extra. The Health minister explained that the list would be published to protect the nation against certain schemes. He pointed out that the SZF and the Health Ministry recently found out that a person who has state health insurance had to pay SRD 2,000 for a medicine that only costs SRD 800 per month. “This is an indication that something is going on and that the SZF and the Ministry did not know anything about it,” said Minister Ramadhin.