Bulgarian Pharmacies to Temporarily Close

Pharmacies across Bulgaria are facing temporary closures on July 3 due to planned protests by pharmacists against proposed changes to their payment structure by the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF).

Dimitar Marinov, chairman of the Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Union (BPU), revealed the upcoming protest during an announcement to BTA. He outlined that pharmacists intend to protest on July 4 from 09:00 to 09:30, during which time pharmacies will only dispense medications for emergencies....