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Paraguay's industry ministry says SR Productos para la Salud currently makes 200,000 adult diapers per day and is developing another production building. One million per day is the…
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South Carolina's Medicaid agency has updated the prescriber certification form for incontinence supplies and set a December 1 deadline for including the prescriber's identifier on provider claims.
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Adult diapers are included in the proposal; lower-house passage does not mean reimbursement has begun.
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Brazil's Ministry of Health reported on September 21, 2026, that Farmácia Popular provides 41 items free of charge, including medicines, geriatric diapers and menstrual pads. Its calculation puts…
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Sidrolândia municipality in Brazil published information on September 12, 2026, about free monthly supplies of disposable diapers through its municipal health department. Adults and children who need continuous…
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CityNews describes a comparison at Jean Coutu and Brunet; exact sales amounts and the underlying calculation were not disclosed.
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Carapicuíba in São Paulo state says its municipal disposable-diaper programme now delivers supplies to registered users' homes. The scheme includes infant and older-adult diapers.
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Attindas Hygiene Partners announced on August 26, 2026, that it had signed a binding agreement to acquire French manufacturer Activ Médical Disposable, or AMD. Completion remains subject to…
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The consumer-protection office in Patos, Paraíba, Brazil, reported substantial differences in diaper prices after surveying six local establishments, including pharmacies and drugstores, on August 12 and 13, 2026.…
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Washington State's Health Care Authority filed proposed Medicaid rules on August 12, 2026, to support a mail-order contract for urinary and incontinence supplies. Under the proposal, the agency…
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Brazil's Ministry of Health announced an update to the e-SUS APS electronic medical record system on July 21, 2026. Version 5.5.22 includes a template for requesting adult diapers,…
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Volta Redonda, Brazil, reported on July 13, 2026, that its two municipal diaper factories produced more than 16,000 packs of adult diapers in the first half of the…
