The arrival of the third wave of Covid in Mexico, boosted the demand for medicines, which will trigger the creation of 3,000 new points of sale for the National Association of Pharmacies of Mexico (Anafarmex), which would mean an expansion of 20 percent , with respect to 2020.
“We are foreseeing a significant increase for the time being in our sector, which are traditional or independent pharmacies, with a growth of about 20 percent, so new pharmacies are opening,” estimated Marcos Pascual, commercial director of Anafarmex.
Currently the Association joins about 15 thousand pharmacies, with the expectation of increasing its points of sale by 20 percent, they will reach 18 thousand pharmacies in the country.
The manager explained that the CDMX, the State of Mexico, Jalisco and Nuevo León account for 40 percent of the density of pharmacies in the country, while the 28 entities still need new points of sale.
“We have not had pharmacy closings, on the contrary, through our advice we are opening new ones in many areas such as Chihuahua, Sonora, Veracruz, the State of Mexico and Campeche,” said Pascual, also a specialized coordinator. asesoriaenfarmacias.com.
The network of private pharmacies in the country that include units within self-service stores such as Walmart, Soriana, chains such as YZA and Guadalajara, as well as franchises such as Farmacias SanaSana and Farmacias Populares Molinito, and the traditional or independent ones that make up a universe of 40 thousand points of sale.
Recently El Financiero released a survey in which 60 percent of those interviewed considered that more Covid-19 infections are still coming since they perceive that infections are growing.
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