Federal Minister of health, Jens Spahn wants to regulate the drug supply in Parts of new. His proposals are intended to contribute to competitive disadvantages established pharmacies in Germany to compensate for the caused by a judgment of the European court of justice in 2016.
At that time, the court of justice, and foreign Verse was freed of the German price regulation on prescription drugs. The shipping merchants were able to offer their customers discounts on these preparations. German pharmacies is prohibited. The pharmacists have since then for a shipping ban on the trade in prescription drugs, is also in the coalition agreement of the government parties was taken into account. Spahn holds the solution, however, is politically and legally not sustainable. He would like to leave this discounts, however, amount to a maximum of 2,50 Euro limit.
Equal opportunities to restore, saith he, in return, to regulate the remuneration of local pharmacies. So he proposes to reward such services as the night and emergency service better in the future. What other services, would have to negotiate the pharmacist with the health insurance companies. Conceivable, among other things, medication management would be according to him or courier services. Money should be provided in a Fund.
Friedemann Schmidt, President of the ABDA – Federal Union of German associations of Pharmacists, was satisfied with the “open and transparent discussion” that has led the Minister with the pharmacists. It is covering drug supply give with the safe area to a common goal. “We now need to discuss whether the plans of the Minister are suitable to achieve this goal,” said Schmidt. He was confident that “we will find a constructive solution”. In the case of an agreement, the plans could be implemented already at the end of January 2019 in an appropriate legislative procedure.
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