Analysis: Community pharmacy in Europe: lessons from deregulation – case studies

A study entitled Community pharmacy in Europe: Lessons from deregulation – case studies, carried out by the Austrian Health Institute (OBIG), examines pharmacy legislation and quantitative and qualitative indicators in six European countries:Austria, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Spain. 

The study commissioned by the Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU) looks into the consequences of deregulation on the ownership and the establishment of pharmacies. 

To read the executive summary of the study on PGEU’s website, click here.