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Greek Government Issues New Decree on Pharmacy Licences

The Greek government has taken a firm stance on the disputed reform in licensing for new pharmacies by issuing a ministerial decree which allows licences to be granted to private non-pharmacist individuals, under certain conditions. The new ministerial decision dictates that non-pharmacists can own pharmacies...

Greek Pharmacists Launch 24-Hour Nationwide Strikes

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,...

Greek Pharmacists Return To Work

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...

Chaos with Ongoing Greek Pharmacists Strike

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,...

Three-Month Deadline to Pharmacists for Discounts on Non-Prescription Drugs

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...

48-hour Strike for Greek Pharmacists

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...

Pharmacists Warn of Drug Shortage and Strike

Pharmacies in Greece will close on Wednesday as owners protest the fact that social security funds have yet to settle their mounting unpaid drugs bill, while pharmacists are warning that some medicines are already in short supply. Pharmacists have decided...

Standoff Continues Between Pharmacists and Government

Attica and Piraeus pharmacists said on Tuesday that they will continue refusing to dispense medicine on credit, at least until Friday, when they are due to meet to decide whether to continue their action, as the health minister and...