The pharmacy chain Drogas La Rebaja will serve as the medication dispenser for affiliates of the health insurer Nueva EPS [1].
This partnership aims to guarantee the continuity of medication delivery for Nueva EPS users. The move follows previous delivery problems and seeks to alleviate the health-service difficulties the insurer is currently facing [1, 2].
Service begins this Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Girardot, Cundinamarca, and Ibagué, Tolima [1]. The rollout will expand further next week, with dispensing services starting May 19, 2026, in Soacha, Cundinamarca [1].
These initial locations are part of a broader plan to maintain drug delivery across several municipalities in the country [2]. The arrangement allows Nueva EPS affiliates to access prescribed medicines through the Drogas La Rebaja network, a strategy intended to stabilize the distribution chain for patients.
Reports said the initiative is a direct response to the operational challenges that have hindered the EPS's ability to provide timely medications [1, 2]. By leveraging the existing infrastructure of a major pharmacy chain, the insurer hopes to reduce the gap in service availability for its regime users.
“Drogas La Rebaja will serve as the medication dispenser for affiliates of the health insurer Nueva EPS.”
The transition to a third-party pharmacy chain like Drogas La Rebaja indicates that Nueva EPS is struggling with its internal logistics and distribution. By outsourcing the final mile of medication delivery, the insurer is attempting to mitigate patient dissatisfaction and legal risks associated with the failure to provide prescribed treatments.
