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I have been practicing since 2008, and this is the first time that I have observed such difficulties linked to tensions and
drug shortages
in the field.”
Olivier Saint-Lary, general practitioner and president of the National College of General Practitioners is far from alone in making this observation.
In the city, pharmacists and doctors have been forced to adapt their habits to guarantee adequate treatment for the sick.
“We are no longer in normal operating conditions, where the order from the wholesaler is delivered to us within 12 to 24 hours,
deplores Bruno Maleine, president of the Central Council of licensed pharmacists.
We must anticipate more, especially for the chronically ill.
Not to mention that it can now affect any class of drug.
“The management of ruptures is very time-consuming, between the time spent contacting the laboratories to have them delivered, or the prescribing doctors to discuss the modifications to be made to their prescription…
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