Traveling to Rouen on Thursday August 31, Elisabeth Borne announced several measures concerning the health of the French. Among these, the authorization for any pharmacist to “prescribe antibiotics” for cystitis – urinary infections – and angina, “as soon as he has carried out a test to confirm the bacterial origin” of the disease and an interview with the patient. He will thus be able to “deliver directly” the antibiotic, to “promote access” to these common care acts, in a context of shortage of caregivers and doctors in several regions.
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Thus, in the presence of symptoms, which can sometimes be painful, it will no longer be necessary to make an appointment with a doctor. Patients can now contact their pharmacist directly. This will carry out a rapid diagnostic orientation test and a suitable molecule will be prescribed to the patient.
Fosfomycin will be prescribed in cases of cystitis and amoxicillin in case of bacterial angina. The social security financing bill presented in September will provide more details on the implementation of this new system.
Since the beginning of August already, pharmacists or midwives can prescribe and administer certain vaccines, such as the flu or certain reminders of compulsory vaccines.
