Just the opposite – the Minister proposes a larger percentage of reduction of 4,5% by us. Let’s make it clear that 22.8% of the final price of a medicine go to pharmacists, the producing company receives 63%, while the remaining percentage of the total price of the drug are to pay the VAT and the supplier. The profit proportion between the pharmacist and the manufacturer is 1 to 3 from the price of the medicine and we want it to be observed in the reduction of the price. And do not forget that nobody in the Ministry have received any euro from pharmaceutical companies and the rebate which was passed by the previous law. As result, this industry has over 200 million euros debts to the health care sector. Industrialists are obliged to grant a reduction of 4% and we would like reduction of 1.5% of the price to be applicable to us. The Minister proposes us to reduce our prices by 4.5% which is unjust and illegal. We have agreed to reduce the prices without complaining which means that each pharmacist looses between 15,000 and 20,000 euros on average from items already purchased.
Another very important point is the list of medicines without prescriptions. It will be discussed these days. This creates two types of patients and reduces the pharmacies’ sales. These are some cough and other minor illnesses medicines that would be sold with no prescription. This means that people would pay them out of their pockets.
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