Greece

The president of the Thessaloniki Pharmacists’ Association, Kyriakos Theodosiadis, said that there are many acute shortages of prescription drugs, including some vital vaccinations for children. The president of the association claims that the shortages are being caused by suppliers' tactics...

Greek pharmacists across the country are planning to protest outside Greece's Ministry of Health on Monday at 1pm in a 24-hour strike, reacting to the government's measures that aim to enable non-pharmacists to open pharmacies. The General Assembly of the Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association,...

Pharmacists in Attica, Greece are gradually refusing to stay on-call at night or during the weekend. According to Greek media, nearly two out of ten pharmacies in Athens are no longer included in the on-call programs of Attica’s Pharmacists...

Pharmacists in Attica decided to end their strike over the liberalization of their industry on April 1, despite the approval of the critical reform bill by the Greek Parliament. Greek pharmacists launched an indefinite strike last week over the liberalization...

Citizens have been greatly inconvenienced by the decision of Greek pharmacists to shut down their stores, protesting to the changes regarding the ownership of pharmacies embedded in the new bill introduced to Greek parliament. In pharmacies that are on duty,...

Pharmacists in Greece are going on a lasting strike, starting Wednesday, March 26, in response to the government’s latest agreement with the troika to change the status of Greece’s pharmacies, a move critics say could bring disaster to the sector and...

The Troika will be monitoring prices of non-prescription drugs in Greece for a period of three months in order to decide whether they will be sold exclusively at pharmacies or at other stores as well. Greece's Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis, answering a...

Greek pharmacists will proceed with new strikes on  Friday, March 14 and Monday, March 17 after a  decision taken by the Panhellenic Pharmacists’ Union. Meanwhile the pharmacists union has stated that there is no conflict with the Health Minister,...

The union of Greek pharmacists is proceeding with  a 48-hours strike on Monday, March 10 and Tuesday, March 11 in protest at government's plans to liberalize their sector. They have described the strike as a "warning" and threaten further...

The Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association (PFS) in today’s long meeting decided unanimously to go on a 48-hour strike next week. The strike on March 10 and 11 will be the answer to troika’s claims of the market’s opening for non-prescription drugs...

Theodoros Ambazoglou, head of the Greek pharmacist’s union, said he was unable to reach an agreement with the National Organization for Healthcare Provision (EOPYY) which owes pharmacists scores of millions of euros in unpaid subsidies. Greek pharmacists struck for two...

Bulgarian doctors and pharmacists are offering home visits and medication to the residents of Greek villages located near the border, according to reports of local news agencies. The new illegal business has been flourishing over the past few months...

The Pan-Hellenic Pharmaceutical Association, which represents Greece’s 12,000 pharmacies, announced its members will no longer supply drugs prescribed by the country’s National Organization for Health Care Provision (EOPYY) without immediate payment in cash starting Sept. 1. Pharmacists called on the...

Greek pharmacists, protesting long-overdue unpaid subsidies from the government, on Sept. 1 will again stop accepting prescriptions from Greeks covered by the National Health Service Organization (EOPYY) and accept cash only, especially burdening pensioners whose benefits have been cut...

Greek pharmacists of Attica are still on strike and as a result, citizens insured by the  National Organization for Healthcare Provision (EOPYY) will continue paying the total price of their medicines until end of June. EOPYY owe pharmacists a...