Overview

• Matignon suspended for a minimum of three months the order lowering commercial discounts on generics after talks with pharmacy bodies.
• The August 6 text had cut the discount cap to 30% from 40% and aimed to reach 20% by July 2027.
• An IGAS‑IGF mission will review drug‑distribution financial flows and feed new government proposals on the pharmacy business model.
• Priority support will target 900 rural or underserved pharmacies in difficulty through financial aid and expanded proximity‑care missions.
• Pharmacists will take on added duties, including rapid tests for angina and cystitis with prescribing authority, renewal of oral contraceptives up to six months after expiry, and extension of stable chronic treatments up to three months, while unions signal a pause in mobilisation.