By: Cindy Rivera

  • What is the fee I must pay for the submission of drug promotion in El Salvador?

In the DNM’s advertising system portal, you must select the section of other advertising media, whose fee is $25.00.

  • Can I submit my promotion in the form of programs, exchanges or discounts?

The National Directorate of Medicines will not authorize patient benefit discount programs or any type of discount vignettes that promote the retention of invoices, coupons, or accumulation of purchases of the same presentation.

  • How should I submit pharmaceuticals in the promotion application process?

You must submit them as an extra product of the same presentation, dosage, active ingredient that allows immediate dispensing and dispensing of the product.

  • How do I make an application for promotion of pharmaceutical products before the DNM?

You must fill out the request for promotion, attaching a previously cancelled payment order and photographs from different points of view of how the requested promotion will look like.

  • Can you carry out patient benefit programs in El Salvador?

The DNM will not authorize programs or plans that request personal information from patients.