The government-sponsored Essential Medicines Program (Promese) has gone past the RD$50 million mark in sales after it corrected some of the issues related to the medicine market and related to the People’s Pharmacy program. For the buying public, the Promese offer is a 30% savings (or more) on many medications. For example, Acetaminophen caplets (500mg.) are about RD$3.00 per pill, but in Promese, they are just RD$0.50 each. Many of the most sought after medicines can be found in these establishments. Promese is now supplying 40% of medicines for the public hospitals and also supports dialysis for kidney patients. The program also provides free neo-natal care at the three major hospitals: San Lorenzo de Los Mina, Nuestra Senora de la Altagracia, and the University Regional Hospital Jose Maria Cabral y Baez in Santiago.