This time, it's the end… The Labarre pharmacy in Nexon, in Haute-Vienne, closed its doors permanently this Saturday, November 30. The end of a long and trying legal battle. Since he moved his pharmacy from the city center to the parking lot of a Super U, two kilometers away, Stéphane Labarre has continued to be sued by colleagues who consider the number of pharmacies in the area too high. sector.
Olivier Thenaille, head of legal affairs for the Regional Health Agency (ARS), spoke during a hearing of “the true usefulness of this pharmacy (…). What is at stake here is the question of medical deserts. » But after ten years of procedures and reversals, the administrative court of appeal of Bordeaux (Gironde) ruled in favor of the Millet-Lacombe pharmacies in Ladignac-Le-Long and Pénicaut in La Meyze. On November 14, it confirmed the annulment of the ARS decree which authorized this transfer, judging it to be inconsistent with the distribution of pharmacies.
“It’s over!” We will not reopen. We have a lot on our hearts,” summed up one of the employees on Saturday. “Good luck for the future,” said Muriel, one of the many customers who came to support the employees. Like her, dozens of customers surveyed the shelves where promotions at less than 50% were displayed. “It’s sad. What relentlessness on the part of competitors who, what's more, are based in other municipalities. It's lamentable! » confided another customer.
During a hearing before the administrative court, Stéphane Labarre said he was “exhausted by these procedures. » Tired of war, this time he closed the door.
