The French government plans to introduce individual sales of certain antibiotics to combat the shortage of medicines. This measure aims to avoid wasting medicines that expire in cupboards.
Currently, single sales are already authorized for antibiotics and analgesics such as morphine. However, the government wishes to make this practice compulsory in the event of a shortage of certain antibiotics, despite the reservations expressed by certain players in the pharmaceutical sector.
In the United States and other Anglo-Saxon countries, the sale of individual medications in the form of pills or capsules has been common for many years, but this differs from the French model, where tablets are often packaged in blisters, considered safer in terms of health.
The main difference lies in the fact that in the United States, pharmacists specially dedicated to the packaging of bulk medications are in charge of this task, unlike in France where this practice is not widespread. Transposing this model to France could result in an additional workload for pharmacists.
 Pascal Lemontel
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21/09/2023 | 
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