Fewer and fewer pharmacies in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate

13.08.2012 14:40

In the first half of this year, a number of pharmacies had to close their doors forever. In Hesse there was a total decrease of 11 pharmacies. 16 pharmacies closed here and 5 new pharmacies were opened.

In Rhineland-Palatinate there were 9 companies that are no longer available to supply medicines. Not a single pharmacist dared to open a new pharmacy here. As of June 30th There were still 1,579 operating locations in Hesse and 1,093 in Rhineland-Palatinate.

“The majority of pharmacy closures take place in rural areas, but the lights are now also going out in pharmacies in larger cities such as Frankfurt, Kassel, Mainz and Kaiserslautern,” said the press spokeswoman for the pharmacists’ associations of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate, Kirsten Müller-Kuhl . With the current fee of €6.05 per pack (€8.10 less €2.05 cash discount), many pharmacies could no longer survive. It is therefore urgently necessary to significantly increase pharmacy fees and thus secure the supply of medicines in the area.