Question 8376 — pharmacy and medications

Summary

Mr. Christophe Barthès alerts the Minister of Labor, Health, Solidarity and Families to the end planned by the Social Security Directorate (DSS) of the generic discount ceiling of 40%. Lowering the ceiling for generic drugs within the same range (20% - 25%) for substitutable hybrid specialties and fixing the ceiling for substitutable biosimilars in a range above 15% will have major consequences for pharmacies. In fact, they are already impacted by an increasing increase in their costs and these measures will lead them to reduce their costs. They will lead to layoffs and the closure of many pharmacies and will therefore penalize the French, in particular rural departments like Aude, already hit hard by medical desertification. But the consequences will not not only be economical and there is a real risk of compromising generic substitution. This will cause supply tensions for important medicines, once again impacting medical deserts. Saving money yes, but this must not be done at the expense of pharmacies and therefore at the expense of the French, who will be directly penalized. He therefore asks her if she plans to immediately freeze the reduction in the ceiling for generic discounts and whether it intends to open negotiations with health professionals.

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