4.03 Pharmaceutical products freely traded
Today, it is possible to buy selected OTC products from other outlets than Danish pharmacies. Lif considers this to be a natural development extending the availability for the benefit of Danish consumers as well as increasing competition.
Freely traded pharmaceuticals are a good and important alternative for the consumers who are well-informed and who do not need access to specialist information and advice from trained pharmacy staff.
Lif sees a number of advantages in a liberalised pharmacy sector. However, that presupposes a free right of establishment without restrictions as to ownership. It also presupposes a more liberal pricing system, in the form of free price setting with maximum resale prices.
Lif believes:
- that liberalisation of some OTC products must not ease the general requirements regarding the safe use of medicines,
- that increased access to more OTC products may contribute to improving public health in general.
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