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- The electronic prescriptions were our idea. The current President of the Hellenic Pharmaceutical Union Ambadzoglou was deputy manager of IKA when he proposed this measure in order prescriptions to be controlled. We want transparency and control, because it is to our benefit but mostly to the benefit of our country and to the health insured Greeks. We support the attempts of Greece to reduce its deficit but this will not happen with the measures taken by the Ministry. First, the increase in the number of pharmacies, as I said, would increase pharmaceutical costs, so the problem would still be in pharmacies but the Minister would take the responsibility. Furthermore, the completely unlimited working hours will make problems for Greek pharmacists because as you know no one works 75 hours per week nowhere in the world. It is not only contrary to all labour laws but it is dangerous for patients. As for the electronic prescriptions, the health insurance fund of the free professionals has introduced this system completely. Their status at the other health insurance funds is beyond our competences – the Ministry should be aware of it.

- What are your suggestions to the Ministry of Health?
 
- We made suggestions for the proper pricing of medicines which was not properly made and cut prices by over 30%; for the electronic prescriptions. We made suggestions for the clusters – i.e. several pharmacists to be able to divide the same room, same door. Issues on which we agree in the bill were proposed by us. Currently, the ratio of 1/3 pharmacies/pharmaceutical companies to reductions we have agreed to make for health insurance companies is not met.