Pharmacy on the Brückenberg: closure after 56 years - causes unveiled!
Pharmacy on the Brückenberg: closure after 56 years - causes unveiled!
Another chapter of local health history is closed in Rosenheim: the pharmacy on the Brückenberg, which has been operated by the Pauler-Nwajiaku family since 1969, closes its doors at the end of June 2025. The business, which has established itself over more than half a century not only as a contact point for medication, but also as an important social meeting point, will finally be closed on June 27, 2025. The current director, Alice Pauler-Nwajiaku, took responsibility ten years ago and looks back on the development.A decline in customer frequency since 2019, especially after the family doctor's departure, has been strongly difficult for the pharmacy. In addition, there is the introduction of the e-recipe and the permanently increasing operating costs. While the rent has remained stable, the higher electricity prices and wages are noticeable, while the fee structure has been unchanged since 2014. This unhappy mixture ultimately led to the decision to close the business, such as [Merkur] (https://www.merkur.de/bayern/rosenheim-apotheke-am-brueckenberg-schliesst- das--gruende-93789075.html) reported.
economic challenges
The concerns about the economic situation of many pharmacies are not new. Florian Nagele, spokesman for the Bavarian Pharmacy Association, is concerned about the closure and the associated longer paths for the patients. "The supply in Rosenheim is currently still secure, but we have to act to stop the trend of the creeping extinction of the pharmacies," continued Nagele. The decline in pharmacies in Bavaria is alarming: from 3,266 in 2014 to just 2,697 at the end of 2024 - a decrease of almost 20%.
The search for successors is increasingly difficult. Annegret Köhler from Thuringia, a pharmacist who led a pharmacy for 39 years, describes how she could not find a suitable successor despite a good business situation. "The high conditions and the administrative effort scare potential transfers," she reports. The bureaucracy, emergency services and working in irregular layers make many young people skeptical, as can be read in the [pharmacies Umschau] (https://www.apotheken-umschau.de/gesundheitpolitik/Apotheken-die- Schwierige-Suche-nach-iner-930609.html). In Bavaria, too, a rougher wind is blowing: in 2019 a third of the pharmacy leader was over 55 years old, which indicates an early retention of retirement.
The future of the pharmacy
Alice Pauler-Nwajiaku already has plans for the time after the closure: she would like to continue working as an employee in another pharmacy. Your three employees have already found new jobs. "I'm sorry that we couldn't offer the necessary continuity, but sometimes life is simply unpredictable," she emphasizes.
Where does this development lead? In fact, the number of pharmacies in Germany could soon fall below 18,000, a worrying trend. At the same time, there is an increasing demand for pharmaceutical study places, as can be seen from the reports of Spiegel. Two applicants are currently coming to a place of study, which shows that there is interest in the industry, but the subsequent professional perspectives are likely to scare many.
It remains to be hoped that those responsible take the necessary steps to increase the attractiveness of the pharmacist profession. Because the need for well -trained specialists is clear, and the pharmacies are indispensable for medical care on site.
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