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Long Waits and Distress at Public Hospital Pharmacies

October 16, 2025

Many patients are waiting in long lines at public hospital pharmacies to get their medications. Processes have not improved despite expressed concerns. The head of the Patients' Associations Federation states that patients face deception due to bureaucracy. Many of them have to take time off work to be served. The need for access to medications in private pharmacies is suggested as a solution.