Politics · Mexico · 1 hr ago
Dresser says Sheinbaum misrepresented her complaint about medicine shortages
Political analyst Denise Dresser said she could not find a pain medicine after undergoing surgery.
President Claudia Sheinbaum referred to Dresser during a morning news conference while discussing medicine shortages, saying Dresser had blamed the government for trouble at private pharmacies.
Sheinbaum said private pharmacies can obtain and distribute medicines with authorization from Cofepris, Mexico’s health regulator, and distinguished their problems from shortages at IMSS clinics and hospitals.
Dresser said shortages affect both public and private pharmacies and accused the president of misrepresenting her complaint and mocking her.
She argued that the two sectors share supply chains, so problems with regulation and public purchasing can also affect private pharmacy stocks.
She added that patients who cannot get medicines through IMSS may buy them privately, paying out of pocket.
The exchange highlights a dispute over the reach and causes of medicine shortages; the sources give no further steps.
Denise Dresser accused Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum of misrepresenting her complaint about medicine shortages.
Dresser said shortages affect both public and private pharmacies and hospitals.
Sheinbaum had cited Dresser’s account of difficulty finding medicine at private pharmacies while discussing supply problems in public health services.
Dresser said patients who cannot find medicines at the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) may buy them privately, adding to out-of-pocket costs and depleting stocks.
Dresser said her own shortage involved pain medicine and argued that government responsibility extends beyond public facilities.
- Who
- Political analyst Denise Dresser and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
- What
- Dresser accused Sheinbaum of distorting her complaint about a medicine shortage and said shortages affect public and private providers.
- When
- Dresser posted her response on October 12, 2026; the article was published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- The dispute concerned medicine access in Mexico, including private pharmacies and IMSS facilities.
- Why
- Sheinbaum discussed Dresser’s difficulty finding medicine at private pharmacies while addressing supply problems in public health services.
Denise Dresser
Claudia Sheinbaum
Scope of shortages
Denise Dresser
Dresser said medicine shortages affect public and private pharmacies and hospitals, which share supply chains.
Claudia Sheinbaum
Sheinbaum distinguished the private pharmacies Dresser had visited from supply problems that may occur at IMSS health centres and hospitals.
Responsibility
Denise Dresser
Dresser argued that regulatory barriers and past public purchasing decisions can affect private pharmacies, and that government responsibility does not end at their doors.
Claudia Sheinbaum
Sheinbaum said private pharmacies have the opportunity, with Cofepris authorization, to obtain and distribute medicines.
Dresser posted a response accusing Sheinbaum of misrepresenting her complaint about medicine shortages.
El Universal published its report on the dispute.
- People
- Denise Dresser and Claudia Sheinbaum
- Dresser's reported shortage
- A medicine for pain
- Public health institution
- IMSS
- Dresser's response date
- October 12, 2026
- Article publication
- October 13, 2026
What people are saying
You are misrepresenting my complaint. Medicine shortages are real and affect both public and private pharmacies, the IMSS and private hospitals.
That has nothing to do with any problem that may arise in IMSS health centres and hospitals; that must be resolved and addressed, evidently.
Instead of mocking those who speak out, you should listen to those who suffer.
Posts on X
Por denunciar el desabasto de medicamentos que estoy afrontando fui objeto de crítica y burla en la mañanera. Aquí respondo: Presidenta @Claudiashein, usted tergiversa mi denuncia. El desabasto de medicamentos es real y afecta tanto a farmacias públicas como privadas, al IMSS y a
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