Overview

• Unions forecast widespread shutdowns on 18 September, citing 85–90% of pharmacies nationwide, 80–90% in Paca, and up to 95–98% in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
• The Bouches-du-Rhône prefect has ordered requisitions from 16 to 30 September to ensure night and on‑call services during the mobilization.
• An arrêté now caps generic medicine discounts at 30% from 40%, with biosimilars at 15%, and additional reductions are planned over the next years.
• Pharmacists have already withdrawn from night, weekend and holiday duties since early summer, escalating to a one‑day closure.
• Professional groups warn that a third of pharmacies could be threatened, with estimates of 6,000 closures and 50,000 job losses, and they plan legal appeals and further actions.