On Sundays and public holidays, some businesses don't open their doors, starting with pharmacies. But don't panic! There will always be a pharmacy on call near you, in case of emergency. Find out which ones are on call in Paris this weekend.
This Thursday, May 30, 2024, the majority of pharmacies in the country will be closed, due to a massive strike. But if you have an emergency and need medicine fast, a few are still open in the capital!
“We need June to be all about vaccination”. This is what Gilles Bonnefond – Head of the Union Trade of Pharmacists and Montélimar pharmacist – claimed this Monday on France Info. For the record, all adults can now be vaccinated.
Self-test kits are available on sale in pharmacies starting Apirl 12. Yet, pharmacists warn they are not ready to sell them when stores open at 8 a.m. this Monday: they are still waiting for competent bodies' official instructions.
As more and more French people are looking to get tested, Health Minister Olivier Véran has confirmed on France Info that the famous tests quicker than PCR tests, the “antigenic” tests are now available in pharmacies even though they are less reliable in some cases.
Would you like to discover the largest pharmacy in Paris? Head for the Forum des Halles, in the capital's 1st arrondissement. Here you'll find this gigantic 2050 m² pharmacy, where 1,200 customers are expected every day.
The European Union has promised financial compensation to laboratories and the pharmaceutical industry in case upcoming vaccines against coronavirus have unexpected side effects.
