Switzerland has been hit by a wave of a wide variety of viruses this winter: corona, flu and rhinoviruses. Children are also not immune to this, many a little one is in bed with a fever. He doesn’t take pills yet, the only solution is a syrup. But because the demand for fever-reducing syrups is high at this time of year, there is a shortage of medicines. About 900 packs are missing in Swiss pharmacies. Funds are also scarce in Germany.
The Federal Public Health Service (BAG) has now taken measures to contain the bottleneck. Pharmacies can make their own antipyretic syrups such as Algifor or Nurofen. The costs for this must be reimbursed by the health insurers.
“Late Christmas Present”
The Pharmasuisse Pharmacists’ Association is pleased with the decision. Now there would be no more discussions about which cash register pays for what. “For me, it’s like a late Christmas present for the kids,” Enea Martinelli, 57, vice president of Pharmasuisse, told SRF News.
The only problem: making a syrup from antipyretic tablets is time consuming. You need to dissolve, strain and dilute the active ingredient ibuprofen from a tablet. With all the missing medicines, it is a time-consuming job for the pharmacies. (lazy)