Question 16343 — pharmacy and medications

Summary

Mrs. Perrine Goulet draws the attention of the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the difficulties encountered by pharmacy owners who must be assisted by doctors of pharmacy due to the importance of their annual turnover. A certain number of expensive treatments, formerly provided by hospitals, are now provided by pharmacies. As a result, they saw their turnover increase. For As a reminder, medications must be prepared by the pharmacist in charge of the pharmacy or under his direct supervision. The number of assistant pharmacists who must assist the pharmacy holder with the preparation of medications is calculated based on the volume of activity of the pharmacy, determined according to the turnover excluding taxes. The number of mandatory assistants corresponds to the number of full-time equivalents (FTE), and not the number of people. However, many pharmacies do not have the financial means to hire the number of staff required by the public health code. If some pharmacies have never been controlled, others have. This is particularly the case in Nièvre where the ARS is very careful. Such regulation can have perverse effects and damage the cash flow of these companies. The expensive medicine artificially inflates turnover. This regulation now appears disproportionate in view of the economic reality of pharmacies. It should be remembered that a pharmacy closes every two days in France. The causes are multiple: the economic crisis, the reduction in the volume of prescriptions, the drop in the price of medicines, medical desertification This has weakened this profession. Pharmacists are competent and responsible. Generally, they manage their establishment in a good manner and respect the legislation in force. They also know how to organize themselves so that a pharmacist is continually present during opening hours, even if it means working long hours for the pharmacy owner. Faced with this situation, she asks him to please specify what could be put in place so that the number of pharmacists is decorrelated from the turnover excluding taxes in order to allow the latter to manage their pharmacy more easily while respecting the necessary presence of diplomas for the dispensation of medicines.

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