Pharmacies are surprised by the discounts

Minister of Health Zuzana Zvolenská wants to allow pharmacies to provide patients with discounts from surcharges for pharmaceuticals at the expense of their margin. It will depend on pharmacy, whether it will use this possibility and what amount of discount it will offer. Discount, however, cannot exceed the half of surcharge. Zvolenská wants this change to enter into force from January. The change should be a part of the reform of pharmaceutical acts, which will prohibit the loyalty discounts in pharmacies. Slovak Pharmaceutical Chamber is surprised by this proposal. Its Vice President Ondrej Sukeľ suspects Penta of a pressure.