Pharmacies closed: how to find out which pharmacies are open this Saturday

Nine out of ten pharmacies will be closed this Saturday, August 16, according to the Union of Pharmacists' Unions (USPO). Industry professionals are mobilizing against the measures put forward by François Bayrou's government , particularly the reduction in commercial discounts on generic drugs.

This is not a strike, but a voluntary closure of establishments to concretely demonstrate to the population the importance of pharmacies and the danger of these measures which would certainly lead to a wave of closures, according to the USPO.

It may be difficult to find a place to buy medication this weekend. It's advisable to go to your usual pharmacy, even if it's closed. "We've posted on our storefronts the pharmacies that are normally open. We've also posted the ARS number next to it so you know which pharmacies are requisitioned," Pierre-Olivier Variot, president of the USPO, explained on RMC.

The latter told Anaïs Matin that "pharmacies are being requisitioned in certain areas to ensure access to medication." There are 1,000 of them.

A call to the police station or the gendarmerie also allows you to find out which establishments are open, as well as the special number 3237 by telephone, whose calls are chargeable.

Several Regional Health Agencies have already listed on their websites the pharmacies declared open or requisitioned. To avoid overcrowding pharmacies, patients are encouraged to postpone their purchases if possible.