Pharmacopoeiars: “The EPS, in its favorite tactics, attempts deliberately to disorient public opinion”

Contras has erupted between them and drugstores by denouncing circuits. The reaction of the Panhellenic Association of Pharmacopoeia to the announcement issued by the Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association, through which it reported illegal circuits operating in the area of Pharmacy and seeking medicines that are lacking, in order to export them illegally abroad was immediate and harsh. The Pharmacopoeiars passed the counterattack today (24.09.2024), with their announcement, pointing out that the recent EEAY scandal involving a circuit with pharmacists and doctors, removes solvency and reliability from the industry. “At a time when almost all Greek society is surprised and shocked by the EOPY scandal, the EPS, in its favorite tactics, is deliberately attempting to disorient public opinion. We mention the word, almost, because we cannot be absolutely sure that the BPC Board did not know about the illegal and undeclared activities of some of its members. Truly, let the PPS answer us – he knew or not about the illegal and undeclared exports of certain pharmacies. In the recent past, the president of the WSF had stated “There are small pharmacies that may export, but most pharmacists do not risk losing their credibility and good relationship with citizens. But even if it is, how do they do it, once it’s forbidden? We hope that this question has finally been answered…”, says the Pharmacertarians. “Do Cooperatives sell or not to pharmaceutical stores products for export? “ As regards yesterday’s Press Release, the Panhellenic Association of Pharmacopoeia points out that it is falsely stated that its president “left hints about the involvement of fellow pharmacists in drug deficiencies”. The reality is, they explain, that the president of the PSF has again spoken of circuits that may include pharmacies, drug stores, doctors and pharmaceutical companies, which the Pharmacopoeia Association has been pointing out for years. “It is clear that the members of the BPC continue to deny the existence of such circuits and to consider that everyone is to blame for the, admittedly few, deficiencies other than the same. It is clear that they are being refuted by the news! “ In addition to the above findings, some questions arise from yesterday’s press release, according to the Pharmacopoeia: Finally, do Co-operatives sell to pharmaceutical stores products for export? ‘As far as we remember and according to his statement, the Pharmacopoeia Cooperative in whose supervisory direction the Chairman of the CPMP is, only exports as many excess quantities. Are these exports not problematic and are they of all other colleagues? In addition to the omniscient phosph, who suggests that these drugs are ‘Greek’? After thorough research on the list of FDA deficiencies and also on the bulletins issued by Pharmaceutical companies with their deficiencies, none of the products were identified. “ Is the EPS interested in Public Health or the profitability of other sectors? “If they think there’s something illegal, why didn’t they go to the prosecution? Since 2022 we have been in vain waiting for the Greek market sub-supply complaint from multinational companies. On the issue of shortages, the pharmaceutical industry has worked hard and committed to finding and implementing the most efficient solutions. Our proposals have been adopted and implemented throughout by the country’s institutions. According to common confession, pharmaceutical stores are a reliable institutional interlocutors of the State. Moreover, Greece is in the best position among EU countries. having the least recorded deficiencies while all institutional representatives and the Ministry of Health’s political leadership have almost ensured that this phenomenon is eliminated. Proof of the gravity that we give as drug stores in our role as a crucial link to the supply chain of medicine, is that we have asked the Minister of Health for days to impose an export ban on the Bexsero vaccine, (which so anxiously names yesterday just the P.F.S.) while seeing that there will be a problem of competence in this preparation.” Nevertheless, we did not expect anything different and certainly nothing better than representatives who base their trade union existence on throwing unceasing mud on a branch and its workers while at the same time sowing terror to the Greek patients, the pharmacists say and conclude: ‘However, because Greek citizens need to know how deficiencies are caused, we quote in the public opinion crisis a passage from the recent report of the legal service of the EOF that was leaked to the press only last December’… By article 4999/2022 pharmacies were given the right to supply ship pharmacies, which must have a fully organized pharmacy with specific medicines and quantities. However, this activity (which essentially constitutes a wholesale sale and even without Union pharmaceutical legislation) undermines the adequacy of the domestic market, since medicinal products intended for retail sale in Greece are leaking in bulk in wholesale quantities, without any traceability, as even if they are sold, e.g. on ships flying a foreign flag, the genuineness film, as provided for by wholesale licence holders when exporting, is not cancelled. » P.G. 1) The president of the Panhellenic Association of Pharmacy is not the president of the “private drug dealers”. Many pharmacist cooperatives are also involved in the Association. Of course no one wonders why the PPS has spent so much time telling us something that we have said publicly for ten years as it is obvious that the point for them is to change the … painful agenda rather than public health. Y.G.2) We clearly state that we have confidence in the crisis of institutions and political leadership, as to what practices affect the public interest, public health and dignity of the Greek patient. Alter both recent revelations and the interview of the Minister of Health at the Piraeus Channel 1 document our belief that “the guards have knowledge”. God loves the thief, but he loves the landlord. Now, and in practice”. Source: Iatropedia.gr