Pharmacies

At least 226 categories of products without a prescription will pass in front of the counter at pharmacies by May. The various links in the chain of the drug can be found tomorrow with the Ministry of Health to clarify the conditions under which products will be sold self before the counter at pharmacies, ie self-service. The conciliation meeting could be the last before sending orders to the Council of State: the small revolution would then take place around the beginning of May. Intended by the Minister Roselyne Bachelot, the measure will not be mandatory for pharmacists must foster lower prices, making the labels clearly visible. The draft decree that Le Figaro has provided state that "these drugs should be presented in a space reserved and clearly identified." No question of the mix creams for the hands or meal replacements. "This area is located so as to enable the effective control of the pharmacist, in the immediate vicinity of the posts of dispensing medicines." What consolidate the occupation for which order or not, a drug is not taken it lightly. "The content of the packaging (…) is adapted to the dosage and duration of treatment recommended," added the texts being prepared: if a medical consultation is essential lack of improvement after 5 days, the box may contain an months of treatment. From aspirin to camphor, "226" eligible specialties identified The products covered are expected to treat acne, transient diarrhea, sore throat, dry cough, mouth ulcers, headaches, cramps or minor sleep disorders, and assist in smoking cessation established in 2005 and being updated, the list of indications "will be published soon," says the Agency for Health Safety of Health Products. From aspirin, oil fish liver, via camphor, "226" eligible specialties were identified. Excluded the "morning after" pill, codeine (Cough derivative of morphine, which can be abused by addicts), or, for the moment, pediatrics, homeopathy and herbal medicine. Each laboratory is free, depending on their business strategy, to seek a drug eligible passes in front of the counter. The union pharmacists FSPF calls "a coherent public health and economic consistency." In other words, that in a class eligible, multiple products "make the leap". In due, in part, painkillers (paracetamol, ibuprofen…) which combines products refundable and non-refundable. Manufacturers seemed quite eager to claim the free passage of the first service, whose prices are set by the government and which are often cheaper than their "cousins" non vignetés! Finally, pharmacists want an assurance that customers who could not open the boxes. A draft decree provides them with a transparent film. The labs require more flexibility (for example, can "seal" boxes with a pellet self). One has calculated that the filming would require an investment of EUR 300000 and represent 5 tonnes of waste per year.