Health, poor families can spend 5 euros a month on drugs

Five euros and 26. The price of a pizza margherita. Thus, families in Turin in economic difficulty can afford to consume drugs in less than a month. About a fifth of the average families who do not have problems. The latest ISTAT report on poverty in Italy says so. One condition, which concerns 19.4% of households living in the city. The data was announced Monday, on the occasion of the renewal of the agreement protocol for the unexpired valid drug recovery project, promoted by Banco Farmaceutico, with the City of Turin, Federfarma, College of Pharmacists, Municipal Pharmacies, Farmauniti, Asl. Vol.To and Amiat Voluntary Service Center. It was only in 2017 that the initiative allowed to collect 34,304 drug packages, for a total value of more than 526 thousand euros. The parcels were then redistributed to the charity structures of the city territory, which proceeded to their delivery to the needy badisted.

Recuperation of Medications

Since the beginning of May 2014, the recovery of valid drugs has made it possible to collect 131,825 drug packages, worth more than 1 million 800,000 euros. Through the project, active in 131 pharmacies in Turin and its province, it is possible to deliver drugs that are no longer used, provided that they have at least 8 months validity and that they are in their original packaging and complete. After checking the pharmacist's integrity and expiry date, the donor can drop the drugs into the appropriate containers in the pharmacy. Drugs that belong to drug and psychotropic drug tables and medications to be kept in the refrigerator are excluded.

The Association

The Turin Pharmaceutical Bank Onlus Association supports more than 80 charities and, in 2017, distributes pharmaceutical products worth approximately 1 million 400 thousand euros through a structure that uses the work of 40 volunteers. The ISTAT data describes a situation that requires more and more rapid and thorough interventions – said Clara Cairola Mellano, president of the Pharmaceutical Association of the Bank of Turin. Intervene to help people treat themselves not only from a human point of view, but also from a social and health point of view. With this project, we are making a tangible contribution to the recovery of surpluses and their redistribution to those who need them.