Residents denounce the use of CPFs in drug withdrawals by Farmácia Popular in MG

Residents discovered the movements when consulting the Meu SUS Digital application, after receiving information that other people in the city could also be victims of irregularities. In the histories, they identified records of medications they say they never requested or picked up.

The four police reports point to the same drugstore, located in the city center. The Ministry of Health confirmed that it had received two complaints related to the case and informed that the establishment's participation in the program had been suspended. The pharmacy is under investigation.

The Civil Police opened an investigation to investigate possible irregularities. In a statement, he informed that he is already contacting the victims to take the necessary measures.

Among the cases described in the bulletins are two men, aged 32 and 37, and two women, aged 35 and 48.

One of the men identified four medications registered in his name: spironolactone, Glifage XR, metoprolol succinate and Zart. The 35-year-old woman found five medications linked to her CPF. The 37-year-old man also identified five records, with movements dated June 30 and August 21, 2025.

The 48-year-old woman reported having found ten medications registered in her name. The bulletins do not detail the names of the medicines in these last three cases.

According to reports recorded in the bulletins, residents raised the hypothesis that personal data may have been obtained through registrations made at a gym in the city. The suspicion, however, was not confirmed.

The Civil Police reported that investigations are ongoing and that they will release more information as soon as possible.

"The Ministry of Health carries out regular monitoring of the Popular Pharmacy Program, with robust control mechanisms in the Sales Authorization System and technologies that allow identifying atypical patterns in the frequency of drug withdrawal and the quantity dispensed in relation to the population served, among other criteria. In August of this year, an ordinance modernizing the program was published, which, among other actions, provides for the implementation of new criteria for risk classification."