Question 8385 — pharmacy and medicines

Summary

Mr. Frédéric Boccaletti draws the attention of the Minister to the Minister of Labor, Health, Solidarity and Families, responsible for health and access to care, to the major economic and territorial consequences that a reduction in the ceiling for commercial discounts on generic medicines, currently set at 40%, would entail for French pharmacies and in particular those established in the Var department. In a context of structural inflation, recruitment difficulties and increasing burden linked to the new missions entrusted to pharmacists (vaccination, tests, protocolized dispensing, etc.), the generic discount remains a fundamental pillar of the financial balance of pharmacies. For some, particularly in semi-rural or peri-urban areas, this resource constitutes up to 30% of their gross operating surplus. In the Var, several sectors, notably Haut-Var, Provence verte or the coast outside urban areas, are already experiencing a form of weakening of the pharmacy network, with tensions on guards, difficulties in selling off business assets, or maintaining a local health offer. Thus, he would like to know if the unions and parliamentarians obtained a freeze on the system during the negotiations, if the Government intends to return on this measure, or, failing that, what amortization or compensation measures are envisaged for the most fragile pharmacies, particularly in rural areas. He also asks whether the Government plans to protect, in the future, a minimum level of margin on generic medicines, in order to guarantee the viability of the local pharmacy network, particularly in areas under pressure.

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