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Extraordinary Meeting of the College of Pharmacists of the Balearic Islands, held this morning, at which agreed to “responsibility and show their commitment to the citizens” to prolong the talks with the administration prior to measures that could “harm the whole society.”

In this vein, during the assembly, has assessed the readiness of the Government to tackle the debt with pharmacies, but has made clear that these measures “are not sufficient and that pharmacies can not continue to fund drugs for citizens” .

Thus, schools, above all, have demanded the implementation of a payment schedule “clear and urgent” to “know effectively how it will address the plight of the pharmacy by part of the administration. “

On the other hand, from the Official College of Pharmacists has expressed “great concern” of the sector by “possible shortages of drugs” that can occur in the pharmacy of the archipelago if defaults continue administration.

Finally, pharmacists have voted to leave open the meeting to convene via urgent after evaluating the form and payment schedule of the regional administration has pledged to introduce soon.

On July 19, President of the College of Pharmacists, Antoni Real, reported that schools had been raised at a Special Meeting the possibility of closing the pharmacy once a week or several days to put pressure on the debt to the Govern keeping with the sector, which has forced many to resort to credit pharmacists to continue to fund social security drugs.

The finance pharmacies medications, even over a period of 50 days before the Administration will pay the bills for drugs dispensed,” said Rosa Lopez Torres, president of the Regional Council of Pharmacists of Castilla-La Mancha (COFCAM). However, these 50 days have already become two months and a half, the last thing you paid the Regional Government has been half of May. “Given that drug spending in the Community is 50 million euros a month, the debt now stands at 125 million euros,” says Creis.

Those most affected with regard to non-payment of Health Service of Castilla-La Mancha (SESCAM) being the owners of newly opened pharmacies and those living in rural areas. The former have to deal with a very high credit while the latter depend almost entirely on sales of drugs for social security, ie, no income from other sales as in pharmacies in the cities where people seek more products para-pharmacy. “There are hopeless cases. Drugs are bad. I can not pay the dealer, so you will not receive medicines and if the Administration does not pay off the debt will be forced to close and stop supplying their customers,” President of the College of Ciudad Real.

Juan, a pharmacist in a population of 450 inhabitants, define their situation as “critical.” Nine years ago he bought the pharmacy from being effective by the royal decrees adopted in the last 10 years, “no trace” (accounts). “I was an employee, but three years ago because I had to lay off when they made the first heavy drops of drugs meant a cut in my income 25%. Step 24 hours a day in my business because I live here too and even though the people small and are available to the population. But it seems that I can not complain because we assume a high economic status, however, my salary does not exceed 1,300 euros, after discounting the self insurance, payment to the school, the loan pharmacy and the cost of electricity and telephone. “

What they ask these professionals is a clear response from the Ministry of Health of the Community. To submit a payment schedule that can meet and give a little encouragement to the sector. “We have not caused the situation did not result in spending, not mark the price of the medicine and do not refuse to continue treating patients,” says Lopez Torres. But despite this and that “we had time for the Administration to begin to resolve this issue with our collaboration, today we have received no response,” he says. “In the last decade we have continued to work with much less income, up to 50%. And if we add that we have to finance an asset whose spending generates the Administration, because it is a priority, I do not know how we can continue forward, “he adds.