Pharmacies, Spanish part of the national health system.

At a time in which the debate on the public talk reduction spending on the national health service and, most importantly, spending pharmacist and what resulted in this sector in the implementation of the measures referred to in the RD 9, 2011 (generalization of the prescription by active ingredient)(, adequacy of the contents of containers and personalized delivery or rationalization of public expenditure on pharmaceutical delivery, among others), is more necessary that never lead to the importance of the service provided to society our country pharmacies.

Talk about saving in the national system of health, and consequently, savings for the public coffers, refers inevitably to talk about declines in pharmaceutical spending and, therefore, in the loss of quality of one of the fundamental legs for the health of our country.

From Asefarma, and as says its President Carlos García-Mauriñoy, consider that it is good to speak of measures for the sustainability of the SNS ”, however the pharmacies have already suffered enough cuts to the implementation of the recent Royal Decrees ”.

Pharmacies, as areas of health, exercising a double role for the population: in pharmaceutical care, towards the people who have mild ailments such as a cold and prefers not to go to the doctor. Upside down, people that go to the Pharmacy and the apothecary sends to the query ”, explained García-Mauriñoy. support a large number of consultations in the health field, with professionalism, quality of care and a proximity that patient values.

That is why in Asefarma are convinced that more talk of cuts, spending or saving to the public coffers, containment there is talk of preserving the pharmaceutical system on its efficiency, availability and roots in our country. There is talk of measures involving structural savings and seeking the efficiency of the national system of health, ensure the continuation of the stability of which always has enjoyed the sector and, above all, there is talk of connection to the Pharmacy and the provision that offer pharmacists society ”, concluded Carlos García-Mauriñoy, President of Asefarma.

What is ASEFARMA

It is advised by dynamic management of the pharmacy of reference and whose services are given to more than 300 boticas in throughout the Spanish geography. Its main asset is human capital, and has 43 high-level professionals in the pharmaceutical sector, economists, lawyers and pharmacists at your service. Publishes a quarterly newsletter that receive more than 10,000 pharmacies in all Spain and is market leader in the sales of pharmacies, providing a clear added value in that area regarding its competence. It has excellent Madrid certification and quality issued by EQA, ISO 9001 certification.

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