At the moment they are faced with a double problem a lot of citizens and doctors: flash respiratory viruses – which began to “fill” beds in children’s hospitals– and lack medicines such as cough syrups, antipyretics, Antibiotics, breathed in etc.

The problem, as pharmacists emphasize, is chronic and associated with With low prices for medicines in Greece compared to other European countries and their parallel export. This year the situation makes it difficult further the war in Ukraine, as it created many problems in the world logistics chain.

Talking to the “K”, oh Costas VardiambasisPresident of the Pharmaceutical Association of Rethymnon, speaks of the unprecedented situation: “First of all, there is a shortage of all over-the-counter medicines that have as their main active ingredient paracetamol- syrups, tablets, effervescent etc. Significantly, I mention that it exists specific the cold remedy that we pharmacists now take a packet a month, and from the popular antipyretic syrup depot, we get 12 bottles every 2 weeks. Not that is, we can allocate more than one a day.”

According to mr Vardiambasithis year the “attack” of viruses and microbes –coronavirus, flumicrobial infections etc. the demand for certain medicines has skyrocketed. “And of course, Exist and the shortage that the war has created in the preparation of medicines, since there are difficulties to supply of many materials needed for production medicine- from bottles to cardboard for packaging.

In turn, Mr. Dionysus Eugenidesthe president of the Pharmaceutical Association of Thessaloniki notes “K” that the shortcomings in in particular, medicines that were extremely necessary for that time, they started two months ago, but today they have reached the limit. “At least in over-the-counter drugs, that is, in what they contain. paracetamol, there are many codes and we can easily give a drug close to what a citizen asks for, which cannot be said about antibiotics and antihistamines, which are more specialized medicines” explains about mr. Eugenides.

The ranch came out in’Aglaya Sunday”

At a time when many parents return from from pharmacy to pharmacy with a prescription in hand find antipyretic or cough syrup, signs of stress begin to appear. appear and hospitals.

“Primarily RSV – what happens in children bronchiolitis- and with subsequent flu and pneumonia, kids are now taking…. attack” a note “To” the doctor in his pathoanatomical office Children’s Aglaya Sundaywhich last year Saturday 10/12/2022 was vicar. Opas stated: “today, Monday 12.12.2022, one of the pathoanatomical clinics has all its 27 beds busyand on Saturday laid out 5 ranch – the incidents were settled today in other clinics-».