The precious one is back again this year Medicine Collection Day: from 6 to 12 February, in over 5,600 participating pharmacies, you will be able to donate over-the-counter medicines for those most in need. The Banco Farmaceutico initiative is possible thanks to the support of 25,000 volunteers and more than 19,000 pharmacists who host the GRF and support it with donations. To find out which pharmacies are participating, you can consult the list on the website www.bancofarmaceutico.org.
Who do the donated drugs go to?
The donated medicines will be delivered to 1,900 local charitieswho take care of at least 427 thousand people in conditions of health poverty. An alarming number, especially if we consider that the need reported by these entities to Banco Farmaceutico exceeds one million packs of medicines. It is for this reason that all citizens are invited to specifically go to the pharmacy to donate one or more medicines.
Medicine Collection Day: what are the most requested medicines?
In 2023, 598,178 medicines were donated, equal to a value of over 5 million euros. Among the most requested ones, says Banco Farmaceutico, there are certainly the anti-fluThe antifebrileThe analgesicsi preparations for coughs and gastrointestinal disorders. Also very important pediatric medicinesThe antihistamines and those for joint and muscle pain. They can also be donated disinfectants, vitamins e mineral salts.