Record low: Why are our pharmacies so sick? | Life & Knowledge

The bright red A stands for advice, competence and specialist knowledge. Pharmacies often replace a visit to the doctor for coughs, colds and sore throats. But in recent years more and more branches have had to close. The sad reason: our pharmacies are going bankrupt!

Gone is the cliché of the pharmacist driving a Porsche, flying on holiday three times a year, living in a fancy villa and lining his pockets. The industry is fighting for survival.

Karl Lauterbach is now presenting a law that is intended to help pharmacies. BUT: The entire industry is up in arms against it. Read with BILDplus how the draft law will affect pharmacists and in which cases they might even have to pay extra when dispensing medication to patients!