Direct impact on cash flow
For Jean-Philippe Brégère, president of the Union of Unions of Pharmacists of Frame (USPO) New Aquitaine and Pharmacist at the Maneuver Field in Soyaux, no doubt: “The Ministry of the Economy has arbitrated in favor of industrialists rather than the local pharmacy”.
“By touching the discounts, we touch the heart of the functioning of pharmacies: we cannot live without, knowing that here, 90 % of our turnover comes from the sale of drugs. It is our cash flow which is directly impacted, ”explains Adel Boughlita, from the Bossac pharmacy. The 34 -year -old manager who resumed trade four months ago is worried about the future. He calculated that his turnover could drop by more than 10 %. “Ultimately, it means a reduction in opening hours, for lack of being able to pay the employees full time”.
The measure “pushes local pharmacies even more” judges Jean-Philippe Brégère, who does not take off. “The detonator of the movement was the drop in discounts, but it’s not just that. We lower the prices of drugs, we are thinking of reimbursement, and we are asked to serve as a tax collector now, “he said, in reference to the franchises that the Ministry of Health plans to have the pharmacy settled directly, to” empower insured “.
On the USPO website, pharmacists can fill out a form to point out that they will join the exceptional closure movement – the day after August 15, holiday, and the day before a Sunday. “About 80 % of pharmacies will be closed,” announces the trade unionist, who promises “that this is only the start of the movement”.
