382 applicants on pharmacy waiting list

A total of 382 applicants are awaiting a permit to open a pharmacy in Malta, according to a reply by health Minister Joe Cassar to a question by Nationalist MP Censu Galea.

31 July 2011, 12:00am
by James Debono

This means that applicants outnumber actual pharmacies, which presently number 215.

The entry of new players in the pharmacy sector remains restricted by a law, which limits the number of pharmacies in each locality.

St Paul’s Bay emerges as the locality with the highest number of pending applications. While there are 33 applications for new pharmacies in this locality there are only seven actual pharmacies.

James Debono is MaltaToday's chief reporter on environment, planning and land use issues, ...