Pharmacy Reform: Impact on Healthcare Delivery, Mail-Order Sales, and Collaboration with Medical Practices

In this podcast episode , Anke Rüdinger, a member of the ABDA Executive Board and Chair of the BAV, discusses the impact of the pharmacy reform on day-to-day healthcare. The focus is on concrete measures to ease the burden on patients and emergency rooms, the distinction from mail-order pharmacies, and direct communication with the medical community.

An overview of the topics:

• Vaccinations at the pharmacy: In the future, all inactivated vaccines (e.g., tetanus, TBE) will be administered there.
• Emergency Dispensing of Long-Term Medications: How pharmacies can help patients without a prescription on weekends or when doctors are on vacation to prevent treatment interruptions.
• Brick-and-mortar pharmacies and mail-order pharmacies: Why online logistics alone cannot replace in-person advice and targeted inquiries.
• Collaboration with Physicians: How to Address Mutual Concerns Through Direct Dialogue and Regional Roundtables.
  

Rüdinger is a pharmacist who puts her heart and soul into her work:

“We’ve known some of these people personally for years. When they stand in front of us, we can tell if their skin color has changed, if an older person is having memory lapses, or if a young woman might be pregnant. This is about people and their health—you want to be able to trust someone and look them in the eye.”