Glossary

comparticipação

Published 4 November 2026, 00:38
comparticipação do Estado nos medicamentos

The share of a medicine's price that the state pays. You pay the rest at the pharmacy; the size of the state's share depends on the medicine and on your category. Generics (genéricos) contain the same ingredients and are usually cheaper.

Where you come across it. every purchase of a prescription medicine.
Without a prescription in the system, the state contribution will not be applied, even if it is exactly the same medicine.