Pharmacies will be closed on November 26 and 27

New discomfort awaits thousands of EOPYY patients as pharmacists decided to launch a new round of protests on the occasion of the government’s request for retroactive discounts among other issues.

The meeting of the Panhellenic Pharmacists Association decided to shut all pharmacies across the country for 48 hours, a decision that was announced some time ago. Thus, the pharmacies will remain closed on November 26 and 27, while the 26th will mark the start of the discomfort for those insured at EOPYY.

Pharmacists have decided to discontinue the medication on credit, which means that patients will have to buy their drugs with their own money and then claim it from EOPYY.

However, just a short time ago when pharmacists had proceeded to similar protests, the patients' discomfort was evident on a daily basis. They were squeezed in endless queues at pharmacies that gave medicines on credit outside of Athens, creating great imbalances in the pharmaceutical market.

Among other things, pharmacists are protesting against the retroactive 5% rebate asked for by the government from the beginning of the year for every medicine they have sold. It is worth noting that the industry has received the remaining amount owed by EOPYY since last August.