They are well 141 the pharmacies of the Fvg who, on 23 August, voluntarily signed up to the Protocol signed by Federfarma with the Minister of Health and the Extraordinary Commissioner to allow citizens to access rapid antigen tests at controlled prices.
PRICES. With this agreement a discounted price of the test of 8 euros was defined for minors between the ages of 12 and 18 years of age and a controlled cost of 15 euros for the age group over 18. The national ‘discount’ is then added to the one defined by our Region, which has established additional funding to reduce the cost of the test to children under 12-18 years of age up to 5 euros and to offer the test free of charge to people exempted from vaccination. with doctor’s prescription for justified (health) reason.
“The large number of pharmacies joining the new memorandum of understanding testifies to the spirit of solidarity and collaboration of pharmacists to help the population in difficulty”, commented Federfarma Fvg. “Over 16,000 tests were performed in the pharmacy in the last week, a daily average of 2,000 swabs, with a positivity rate limited to 0.44%”.
“The demand for rapid tests grew in August following the rules that extended the use of the Green Pass to numerous activities such as meetings, bars, restaurants, etc. and for many people this meant the need to take these tests. The rapid swab service is added to the activities already carried out by pharmacies in support of the population and the health service in this emergency, from the printing of the Covid Green Certificate to the very important vaccine booking service at the over 360 pharmacies equipped with the Cup + inPharmacy, to the intense digitization of medical prescriptions in the Covid emergency phase to help general practitioners to work safely “.
“The experiences conducted during this emergency testify to the value of the pharmacy as a health point of proximity for assistance to the population, of support and cooperation with the regional health system for the surveillance and containment of the spread of the Sars-CoV-2 epidemic “.
The reservations, the management of appointments and the execution of tests will be carried out independently by the pharmacies, with priority being given to the age group 12-18 years.
The list is constantly updated with new members, so it is possible that other pharmacies will be added in the coming days. Updates are available on the website of the extraordinary Commissioner for the Covid-19 emergency