January 17, 2024
CORONAVIRUS
Doctors oppose the government plan to allow vaccination against COVID-19 to be administered at the pharmacies across Greece. They primarily cite safety reasons but also economically as the pharmacies will charge the citizens with 5 euros, while vaccination is free at the public health facilities. In a letter to health …
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April 27, 2023
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Diagnostic Centers and Polyclinics in Greece demand that pharmacies will no longer carry out Rapid Tests for Covid-19. They sent a letter with their request to Health Minister, Thanos Plevris, reportedly saying among others that “the emergency measure due to the coronavirus pandemic, which enables rapid tests to be carried …
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October 21, 2022
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Double self-tests that detect both Covid-19 and Flu have arrived in Greece and have been distributed to pharmacies, media report on Friday. The double self-tests recognize if someone is sick with coronavirus or influenza type A and B or with both diseases at the same time. The tests are done …
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June 1, 2022
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Greece’s Epidemiologists’ Committee recommended on Wednesday that the use of mask will remain mandatory on ships and ferries as well as in taxis and pharmacies. According to media reports, the committee of experts has recommended the mask mandate in the indoors spaces of ships and ferries but not outdoors, on …
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December 6, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Distribution of self-tests free of charge starts today, Monday, in Greece with the aim of a better recording of Covid-19 pandemic in the country and to avoid the spread during the festive season. Eligible for one free self-test to be obtained at a pharmacy are adult citizens, vaccinated and unvaccinated, …
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June 8, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
The free distribution of self tests from pharmacies ends on June 19, the Panhellenic Association of Pharmacists said on Tuesday. Speaking to Open TV, member of the board of the PAPh Thanassis Papathanassis, said “As a Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association, we decided to extend the two-month free distribution of self-tests until …
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April 5, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Delivery of Covid-19 self-tests to 11,000 pharmacies across Greece are scheduled to start tomorrow, Tuesday,and the plan is have them fully stocked at pharmacies by next Friday, April 9. The self-tests are distributed free of charge to the public. Priority will be given to school pupils aged 16-18 years old …
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March 23, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The Pharmacists’ Association in Attica placed pharmacies into a new mandatory operation hours as of Monday, March 23, 2020 due to the new lockdown restrictions. Pharmacies will operate form 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. The decision is taken due to the extraordinary measures of the total …
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February 24, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Social
With coronavirus infections rising in neighboring Italy, Greeks “raided” pharmacies on Monday morning and bought bulks of surgical face masks. “I’ve never seen something like that,” a pharmacists in our neighborhood in an Athens suburb told me. Customers do not buy just a couple but in bulk, ignoring the needs of …
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February 12, 2020
Economy
Greece’s Council of State ruled that the establishment and operation of pharmacies by non-pharmacists is constitutionally sound, provided that they operate in the form of a Limited Liability Company (LLC) and that the resident scientist is a pharmacist and a co-owner in the LLC with a 33% minimum. The CoS …
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March 6, 2019
Economy
With a new legislation, pharmacies in Greece will be converted into Primary Health Units. Strong objections by the Medical Association of Athens that warns “public health is at risk.” With an amendment submitted to Parliament by Health Minister Andreas Xanthos, pharmacies in Greece will be allowed to perform primary health …
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February 23, 2018
Uncategorized
The Pan-Hellenic Pharmacists Association warns that it will appeal in courts against any license granted to non-pharmacists. The warning comes just hours after the Council of State ruled in favor of the full opening of the pharmacists’ profession that will allow investors to open pharmacies in Greece. The pharmacists’ Association …
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February 8, 2018
Economy
The Greek government is proceeding in fast-track with the regulations for the legalization of the farming and use of medical cannabis. At a press conference, Health Minister Andreas Xanthos, Rural Development and Foods Minister Vangelis Apostolou and Economy and Development Minister Dimitri Papadimitriou unveiled details of the relevant draft bill …
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December 21, 2017
Greece, Politics
Pharmacists clash with the Health Ministry after the later submitted an amendment for the full opening of the closed profession on Wednesday. According to the amendment, in addition to pharmacists also non-pharmacists will be granted permission to open a pharmacy. Pharmacy permissions will be granted by decision of the regional …
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April 24, 2017
Social, Society
More and more Greeks buy their medication on credit to the pharmacy, repay the debt amount in installments, due to financial difficulties. According to the Pharmacies Association of Greece’s second biggest city Thessaloniki (FAT), at least 50-100 citizens per pharmacy claim to receive their medicines on credit. The debts of …
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October 29, 2015
Economy
Greek government is under immense pressure as money has run out, and the expected 2-billion-euro bailout tranche has not arrived yet. The Eurozone technocrats, the members of the Euro Working Group are supposed to make their first review of the implementation of the bailout programm and decide today whether Greece …
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July 14, 2015
Society
Public sector union ADEDY has called for a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, July 15th 2015. Municipalities personnel and public hospitals personnel will join the strike, aiming to protest the voting of the Brussels agreement by the Parliament. Buses, Trolley, Tram and Urban train ISAP will operate as usually. Athens Metro …
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June 9, 2015
Society
Greece’s pharmacists will launch a 24-hour warning strike tomorrow Wednesday, June 10th 2015, in order to protest the government plans to allow sales of non-prescription medicine at the super-markets. Selling non-prescription medicines at the super-markets was one of the Troika measures adopted by the Greek government in 2012 in order …
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April 1, 2014
Society
Greek Pharmacists’ Association decided to suspend their open-end strike that was launched end March. Pharmacies across the country opened their door today on April 1st 2014. However pharmacists in Attica will stage a work stoppage between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. in order to join the protests in downtown Athens …
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March 28, 2014
Society
Athenians found a new hobby: to stand in incredible long queues outside pharmacies. Not this is not a joke. As pharmacists went on strike last Wednesday, people in need of life saving medicine have no other choice but to turn to the few pharmacies on day or night duty. Especially …
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