Saxony loses 122 pharmacies in a decade

Fee frozen for over ten years

The association and chamber criticize, for example, that fees have been frozen since 2013, while nominal wages in Germany have risen by almost 40 percent during this time. At the same time, operating costs have exploded, as in all other sectors.

Göran Donner, President of the Saxon State Chamber of Pharmacists, warned of an increased burden on doctors' surgeries, hospitals and health insurance companies if the wave of closures continues. It is not recognized how much pharmacies relieve the burden on the healthcare system with their low-threshold advisory services.