Overview
- Many pharmacies shut on 23 March with rallies in Berlin, Munich, Düsseldorf and Hannover, while on‑call pharmacies keep urgent supplies available.
- The sector is demanding an increase in the fixed dispensing fee from €8.35 to €9.50 per prescription pack after roughly 13 years without a meaningful rise.
- Health Minister Nina Warken has signaled a spring regulation to raise the fee within a broader pharmacy reform now under discussion.
- The GKV insurers argue for a differentiated remuneration model by pharmacy size and location instead of a uniform hike, with funding details still unsettled.
- Pharmacy numbers continue to decline to 16,601 nationwide at end‑2025, and ABDA estimates the proposed increase would cost insurers about €930 million annually based on 2024 volumes.