“I’ve been doing this for 40 years and I’ve never been in a situation like this before.”

The drug supply problem means that many pharmacies in Catalonia and the country are finding it extremely difficult to find the product needed to treat patients’ ailments. Actually the newspaper ABC He explains that at the moment in Spain there is a problem with the supply of more than 800 medicines. The situation that Antonio TorresThis is confirmed by the President of the Federation of Pharmaceutical Associations of Catalonia He did not live for 40 years Which makes him devote himself to her.

This is what he explained in an interview with The world at RAC1Where he said “We don’t know which drugs “They’ll be there tomorrow.” Therefore, the situation is not very serious, but it generates constant uncertainty and discomfort. “There are medications, like Ozempic, that we can’t find,” Torres points out.

Anthony Torres has also discussed the reason for this shortage, which, although multifactorial, is primarily due to the fact that many laboratories They go to other countries To produce medicines. In addition, he criticizes that the low price that Spain charges for medicines inconveniences pharmaceutical companies They have no incentive To sell them to the state, where they can earn more money in other countries.

And the case of medications is not the only one. According to Torres, probes and stoma plugs are also missing. “It is a very serious problem” -Caution- Because it can cause infections in people who reuse bag covers. “It affects a small number of people, but for those who suffer from it, it affects them a lot,” he concludes.

Retrieved the full interview fromThe world at RAC1 To Antoni Torres, President of the Federation of Pharmaceutical Associations of Catalonia: