Today in Rhein-Main: pharmacists warn of a drug crisis

Good evening,

the sentence "Unfortunately we don't have that in stock at the moment" is one of the most frequently said words in pharmacies.

And it could fall even more frequently in the coming weeks and months - even nasal spray is in danger of becoming scarce.

More than 280 young people who are affected by a breakdown at the Goethe University have completely different concerns.

You were mistakenly sent an admission for the coveted subject medicine - but there are no places.

Yeva Bobchenko wrote down what that means for those affected.

In addition, the Hessian anti-Semitism commissioner Uwe Becker (CDU) is committed to having a book by the AfD politician Björn Höcke provided with distribution requirements.

The day at a glance.

Marie Lisa Kehler

Deputy head of the regional section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

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Pharmacists concerned:

When was the last time you checked the medicine cabinet?

Are there enough headache pills?

Good this way.

And what about nasal spray?

Autumn is coming, colds are programmed.

If you believe the pharmacists in the Rhine-Main area, there is a threat of a cold medicine shortage in the fall.

Please don't run off and buy nasal spray for a whole block right now.

But it doesn't hurt to take a look and see what needs to be filled up.

But not only is there a lack of over-the-counter remedies, but also prescription and prescription medicine.

According to Holger Seyfarth, chairman of the Hessian Association of Pharmacists, this is related, among other things, to discount agreements that drug manufacturers negotiate with health insurance companies.

Many manufacturers also produce abroad - with all the associated risks.

Pharmacists like Seyfarth demand something to change in the system.

Because more and more often they have to send patients away without being able to give them the prescribed medication.

There are currently reports of delivery bottlenecks for more than 270 medicines.

Error with consequences:

There are mistakes that remain without consequence.

Not this one.

The University of Frankfurt has sent more than 280 applicants for a medical study place a letter of admission – without these places ever having existed.

How this error could have happened remains to be clarified.

The FAZ found those affected who share their stories.

There is the 23-year-old student who quit her job and her apartment with the promise to finally be able to start her dream degree.

When she received the letter of admission, she slipped off the list of universities where she had also applied for a place to study medicine.

It is not possible to reapply for the 2022 winter semester.

The deadlines have expired, the students who are incorrectly marked as "supplied" in the system

were blocked.

An 18-year-old young man who is currently still living in Greece reports something similar.

He has now sought advice from a lawyer.

Because he fears that he has not only lost his license to study, but also the deposit for the apartment in Frankfurt, which he does not think he will ever move into.

And the Goethe University?

She expresses her regret and checks whether (and which) specific offers can be made to those affected.

And the Goethe University?

She expresses her regret and checks whether (and which) specific offers can be made to those affected.

And the Goethe University?

She expresses her regret and checks whether (and which) specific offers can be made to those affected.

Criticism of Höcke book:

The Hessian anti-Semitism commissioner Uwe Becker (CDU) has long been preparing his speech, which he will give to members of the Federal Center for Children and Youth Media Protection.

After all, he got the process rolling in the first place.

Becker comes to the conclusion that the book by AfD politician Björn Höcke "Never twice in the same river" is harmful to young people.

It contains a collection of conspiracy theories, anti-Semitism and right-wing extremist ideas.

"From beginning to end, this book breathes out the evil spirit of neo-fascism and contributes to the poisoning of our social climate."

Our correspondent Ewald Hetrodt asked the spokesman for the Hessian AfD for a statement on the book that was published in 2018.

The answer was short: "We haven't read the book yet."

And

the city of Offenbach is also calling on citizens to save drinking water.

Consumption has increased in recent months, while the groundwater level in many places has reached its lowest level in 25 years

the Mousonturm is celebrating the start of a new season and a new directorship with the live animated film "The Storyville Mosquito"

the start-up Werkules wants to make crafts more digital.

Stay healthy,

Marie Lisa Kehler

You can also read current reports from the region in Skyline-Blick, our live news blog for the Rhine-Main region, and on the Rhein-Main-Zeitung website at www.faz.net/rmz

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for Wednesday

It will be cloudy at first, and rain will fall locally.

Later it will slowly become friendlier with values ​​between 23 and 26 degrees.

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