France, soon to be a center… of paxlovid? For a few days, requests for this antiviral administered to people at risk of developing severe Covid-19 have only increased in pharmacies. And worry pharmacists.
The USPO union advises pharmacists to “carefully review prescriptions for this treatment and remain vigilant”, saying that competent authorities have been “vigilant”.
Up to 5000 euros per box in China
In several pharmacies, some buyers do not hesitate to offer up to 200 euros in cash to get a box of Paxlovid. “He told me that he was reselling it between 3,000 and 5,000 euros in Beijing,” writes a Parisian pharmacist in a professional Whatsapp loop.
“Beware, a lot of traffic with China with very high resale prices. Do not enter this business knowing that they are state actions,” writes one of his colleagues.
Because these boxes are the subject of intense traffic in China, given the new outbreak of contagion. In instant messaging, many resellers offer, with video support, delivery within 24 hours. The sale price to these dealers? 325 euros per box, while the drug is billed at €5.10 by Social Security…
Requests that even reach an almost industrial scale of importing wholesalers. “There are people looking for 1,000, 2,000, 5,000 boxes of paxlovid,” Alain Grollaud, president of the pharmaceutical group, testifies to BFMTV.
France’s strategic reserves would be substantial and thus attract greed. Given the magnitude of the phenomenon, several pharmacists unions took over the Ministry of Health this Wednesday to try to find a solution.
Source: BFM TV
