Minister Michael Farrugia replies to Chamber of Pharmacists

Attached letter is a reply by the Ministry for Health, Care for the Elderly and Family Affairs to a letter received earlier today. This letter was addressed to the Hon. Minister Dr. Michael Farrugia and signed by Ms Mary Ann San Fournier (President, Chamber of Pharmacists) and Mr John M Briffa (Secretary, Hospital Employees Section, UHM).

17 April, 1998

Ms Mary Ann Sant Fournier B Pharm, M Phil
President - Malta Chamber of Pharmacists

Mr John M Briffa
Secretary - Hospital Employees Section UHM

Dear Ms Fournier,
Dear Mr Briffa,

I am directed to inform you that the proposals put forward by the Malta Chamber of Pharmacists and UHM as an alternative for the 50c stamp, were not practicable.

Following the proposals put forward, the Department of Health still finds that the affixing of the 50c stamp as a prescription fee as the more practicable.

The present objection by the Chamber of Pharmacists and UHM is with regards to defacing of the 50c stamp.

The Department of Health is ready to consider reasonable and practicable suggestions if the unions' directives are lifted.