Already on strike by the guards since July 1, 2025, French pharmacists are called upon by the USPO to mobilize this Saturday, August 16 against the 30 % reduction project of their margin to the resale of generics. 90 % pharmacies could be closed in France this Saturday, August 16. Bruno Galan, President of the Regional Council of the Order of Pharmacists of Occitania, mayor of Palau-Del-Vidre, fears, if the decree is not suspended, “The closure of rural pharmacies“.
The click that set fire to the powder occurred on August 4 after the publication at Official Journal of The government decree fixing new ceilings to commercial discounts on generics. Indeed, until August 31, 2025, pharmacies can benefit from discounts of up to 40 % on generic drugs, granted by laboratories. “”This assured us a significant margin for resale, then compensated by social security which reimburses the drug at full prices “, Details Bruno Galan the pharmacist mayor of Palau del Vidre and president of the regional council of the Order of Pharmacists of Occitania.
A gradual drop until 2027
However, from 1is September 2025, the threshold will be limited to 30 % until June 2026, then lowered to 25 % and could drop to 20 % in 2027. As a reminder, last June, faced with the government proposal “To divide the ceiling of generic discounts”, The USPO (Union of unions of pharmacists) had launched an unlimited strike from the guards from 1is July, widely followed since.
Bernard Galan Appuie: “On wants to participate in the war effort requested by the government. Except that the latter has the plan to make 100 million euros in savings on our back. Nowadays the economy of pharmacies -there are around 170 in the Pyrénées -Orientales -, has been resting for ten years on this 40 % discount on generics, the latter constituting 90 % of medication sales “.
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This drop “unprecedented” According to the Palau pharmacist would generate “An unprecedented fragility for our pharmacy savings”. She could also lead, according to him, to the “fErmeture of thousands of pharmacies, there are 6,000 threatened establishments ” across France and “The loss of thousands of jobs in our sector”. Ensuring:“Our rural pharmacies will not be spared if this decree is not suspended”Bruno Galan advocates “This August 16, let us mobilize to defend our pharmacies “.
Note that pharmacies will be requisitioned to provide patient service this Saturday, August 16, two in Perpignan and one per geographic sector. For more information, make up 32 37.