Fewer pharmacies in Saxony
Cost pressure, staff shortages, supply bottlenecks and competition from online retailers: things have been better for pharmacies in the past. The Left believes that access to medicines is a question of justice.
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Cost pressure, staff shortages, supply bottlenecks and competition from online retailers: things have been better for pharmacies in the past. The Left believes that access to medicines is a question of justice.
According to industry representatives, the number of pharmacies in Saxony continues to decline. "In some regions such as Bautzen, Görlitz or Vogtland, patients already have to travel longer distances to the nearest pharmacy," said the President of the State Chamber of Pharmacists, Göran Donner, on T ..
According to industry representatives, the number of pharmacies in Saxony continues to decline. "In some regions such as Bautzen, Görlitz or Vogtland, patients already have to travel longer distances to the nearest pharmacy," said the President of the State Chamber of Pharmacists, Göran Donner, on T ..
Rising costs and staff shortages are putting pharmacies in a precarious economic situation. This also has consequences for the supply of medicines close to home - Saxony's pharmacists are once again sounding the alarm.
Every tenth pharmacy in Saxony is in the red, a third is in financial difficulties. Staff shortages and e-prescriptions are additional challenges.
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