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Increasing Shortage of Medicine in Greece

There is an increasing shortage of medicine in Greece. That is the announcement made by the Pharmaceutical Association of Attica (FSA) on Wednesday, October 25th. Evidently, more than 400 essential medicines are now not available. Consequently, pharmacists and patients...

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 on Indefinite Strike

Pharmacists in Greece are going on a lasting strike, starting Wednesday, March 26, in response to the government’s latest agreement with the troika to change the status of Greece’s pharmacies, a move critics say could bring disaster to the sector and...

Unpaid, Drug Companies Cut Greek Supplies

The Greek government has reacted furiously against a decision by 50 leading pharmaceutical companies to cease sending drugs to for pharmacies, although the suppliers charged the medications were being re-sold to other countries. The cut-off has sparked a run on...