Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
alto custo
English translation:
high cost [drug program]
Added to glossary by
Roxane Dow
May 1, 2018 21:38
6 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
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Native in: English 
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autocusto
Portuguese to English
Medical
Medical: Health Care
Pharmacy terms in Brazil
From a transcription of a customer service conversation from a company in Brazil. The customer is asking about an injection system for her daughter's medication.
Could this actually be "alto custo" instead of "autocusto"?
Eu tenho problema de esclerose, e o outro laboratório que tem o meu remédio, eles vieram aqui, trouxeram o disparador para mim, sabe, tudo pelo SUS, aquele autocusto, né?
Porque o meu... o dela também é autocusto, e o meu também é autocusto.
Could this actually be "alto custo" instead of "autocusto"?
Eu tenho problema de esclerose, e o outro laboratório que tem o meu remédio, eles vieram aqui, trouxeram o disparador para mim, sabe, tudo pelo SUS, aquele autocusto, né?
Porque o meu... o dela também é autocusto, e o meu também é autocusto.
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| 4 +3 | high cost |
Matheus Chaud
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Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
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Portuguese term (edited):
alto custo
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high cost
Alto custo, for sure.
I've already used that service from the government ;)
My little one needed a special formula when he was a baby.
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Note added at 1 hr (2018-05-01 22:42:00 GMT)
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Sobre a farmácia de alto custo / medicamentos de alto custo:
http://fac.spdmafiliadas.org.br/
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Note added at 2 hrs (2018-05-01 23:58:03 GMT)
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I'd explain this as a high cost drug program sponsored by SUS - Sistema Único de Saúde (Brazilian Unified Health System), or something like that.
Ex.:
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/sante-i-p-e...
High Cost Drug Program
If you need assistance paying for medications, you may be eligible for coverage of approved medication costs through the High Cost Drug Program.
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Comment: "Thank you, Matheus! I suspected this was a transcription error; thanks for the explanation."
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