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Drugs soon in Migros and Coop?
Health Minister Alain Berset will open the drugs market in part, for the retail trade. Pharmacists and druggists fight back.

Because we have become accustomed: drugs are only available in the pharmacy.
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For five years, Migros does in Bern pressure to allow the retail sector to sell non-prescription. Among his predecessors nothing moved, the current Health Minister Alain Berset making great progress. This fall, the Federal Council will receive a presentation that will loosen the drug sales: Part of nonprescription agents, which are currently subject to the stores and pharmacies will be new also available in the retail sector, such as the "commercial paper" reported.

Meant According to the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG), "drugs with unproblematic substances that do not need counseling" are. Questioning about health teas, spas, muscle pain relievers, ointments, vitamins, cold remedies, calming supplements with valerian or St. John's, agents are to stimulate the immune system. "The federal government has recognized the need for action," Martin Schlaepfer, head of economic policy at the Migros says.

It's about "large benefices»

"We discuss a relaxation of drug delivery," confirms a BAG spokeswoman, "is decided yet." The planned liberalization solvent, pharmacists and druggists, "an outcry" from, it is said in Bern. This, though still open, which is non-prescription agent in future also for Migros, Coop, in discount stores, department stores and kiosks in the frame stand. The Pharmacists Association provides "patient safety at risk." Let it fall, expert advice, threatened "American conditions," warns the Druggists Association. The outcry shows that it go to "large benefices," says Schlaepfer, "We want to make the Migros neither a chemist nor a pharmacy, we just want to offer more problem-counter drugs."

For liberalization, Sara Stalder is strength, Executive Director of Consumer Protection Foundation, "We are for a relaxation of drug sales wisely. There alone in health teas and ointments a number of non-prescription drugs that can be safely sold in retail - and thus would significantly cheaper. "

No release for painkillers

Will not release to the retail trade, according to the Federal "Handelszeitung" pain-and-the-counter antipyretics. The risk of abuse or damage to the stomach or liver is too great. This restriction is Konsumentenschützerin Stalder too far, ". Even on non-prescription pain relievers and fever reducers such as aspirin or NeoCitran the release should the sale be tested" What resources can be shared, is to decide a competent professional body: "Swissmedic can say where the health risks so great is that that's not. "

The retail trade need a minimum participation rights as a corrective to the not very consumer-friendly attitude from Swissmedic, calls Migros representatives Schläpfer: "We want to make a finding on what needs to be approved for non-prescription in the retail sector."

Coop and Manor are ahead

The resistance of pharmacists and druggists is economically comprehensible. You have 2011 purchased from the manufacturers for CHF 730 million non-prescription. If you add their margin to the expected sales proceeds are close to a billion. Nearly three-quarters of this market prove the pharmacies, the remainder being drugstores and doctors make the drugs.

Bersets template established player obviously wants to make even better. Drugstores will in future be able to offer almost all non-prescription medicines, pharmacists can make more money without prior medical consultation. Coop and Manor, it may be right, they already earn. Coop has developed a network of four dozen pharmacies, Manor operates in 22 stores own drugstores. Case the market opening in Parliament by pity this consumers, Martin Schläpfer counters. Then this more personal care products and healing remedies would "limit the ennet much cheaper" buy.