In the last Friday, 2nd of November, 4 new rules for Pharmacy activity in Portugal were published:
· All pharmacies should report medicines (only medicines) and prices sold in the previous month to the Health Authorities (Infarmed).
· Pharmacies and Para-Pharmacies now can sell medicines, without prescription, by e-mail, Web site, fax or phone.
· The pharmacy can develop other type of business as some diagnostics, home care, first aid, education (diabetes and others), vaccination, etc.
· New rules to open new pharmacies, from 4000 habitants per pharmacy, now the number of habitants is 3500, but can be less if the next pharmacy is far from 2000 meters of the oldest pharmacy.

Πηγή: Portugal Pharmacy business