France May End Pharmacy Monopoly on Selling Some Drugs, JDD Says
2014-08-03 10:11:00.655 GMT
By Tara Patel
Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- French consumers could save an
estimated EU327m on medications like paracetamol and cough
syrups now sold only in pharmacies, Journal du Dimanche
newspaper reports, citing a finance ministry study.
* French government study says some prices could drop as much
as a fifth: JDD
* Pharmacy changes to be part of wider deregulation in
healthcare industry due to high profit margins: Newspaper
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2014-08-03 10:11:00.655 GMT
By Tara Patel
Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- French consumers could save an
estimated EU327m on medications like paracetamol and cough
syrups now sold only in pharmacies, Journal du Dimanche
newspaper reports, citing a finance ministry study.
* French government study says some prices could drop as much
as a fifth: JDD
* Pharmacy changes to be part of wider deregulation in
healthcare industry due to high profit margins: Newspaper
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mharrison5@bloomberg.net
V. Ramakrishnan