New emergency service for pharmacies in Bavaria: This is how patients benefit!

New emergency service for pharmacies in Bavaria: This is how patients benefit!

The Bavarian pharmacies are faced with a significant change: from January 1, 2025, the emergency service will be reorganized. According to Katrin Binkert, the spokeswoman for the pharmacies in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, the emergency service will start for all pharmacists at 8.30 a.m. and end at the same time the following day. This uniform regulation promises a clear structure and improves planning for patients and for pharmacy staff. The pharmacies are able to make their service more efficient and at the same time ensure that around 92 percent of the population in Bavaria can reach an emergency service pharmacy within 20 kilometers, even at night and on public holidays, such as nn.de reported.

Another advantage has a digital planning system that enables a fair distribution of emergency services to the local pharmacies. The system takes into account various factors and ensures that the pharmaceutical supply in the Free State is still guaranteed. "With the new organization, we ensure that patients have access to an emergency service pharmacy at any time," emphasizes Binkert. In the future, patients can find the closest pharmacy via several ways: You can call the mobile emergency service number 2 28 33, use the information published in newspapers or on the website www.blak.de/notdienstucheuche to get current information about emergency pharmacies. Also notices in the pharmacies themselves offer quick information.