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The Social Insurance Institute (IPS) announced the removal of 817 products from its formulary, a measure expected to generate significant savings and part of an effort to combat corruption within the institution, according to its president, Isaías Fretes.

An audit by the Executive Branch found that, of approximately 100 recommendations made to internal control bodies, only 2.5% were implemented during Jorge Brítez's tenure at the Social Insurance Institute (IPS). Two accounting systems with abysmal differences in balances and a risky procedure allowing payment to medication suppliers without proof of delivery were identified.

Paraguay's Social Security Institute (IPS) announced the exclusion of 817 medications and supplies from its vademecum as part of a broad administrative and financial review. The measure aims to eliminate obsolete or unproven products, while the institution faces reports of shortages and irregularities in purchases and property management. IPS President Isaías Fretes and Executive Branch Auditor General Alberto Cabrera lead the audit covering rental contracts, properties, and inventories.

Paraguay's Social Security Institute (IPS) activated a contingency plan due to shortages and transferred the definition of the formulary to doctors, after finding that only 200 medications (45% of the total) consume 95% of available resources. The measure seeks efficiency and elimination of unnecessary supplies.