Shortage of medicines: the poignant testimony of Lodévoise Françoise Weisman

La Lodévoise a interpellé le député Héraultais Sébastien Rome. DR

Diabétique niveau 2, l’habitante du centre-ville raconte son quotidien depuis le début de l’année et aimerait faire bouger les choses.

Pediatric or adult antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, treatment of certain chemotherapies… Between 2000 and 5000 pharmaceutical specialties have been out of stock or under shortage in France since the start of the year. Level 2 diabetic, Françoise Weisman living in the heart of the town of Lodève experiences this shortage on a daily basis. No longer finding the medication necessary for her treatment, she chose to alert the deputy, Sébastien Rome, on a worrying subject that affects the country.

"It's getting complicated to live today"

"We were warned at the end of last year. Since February, victoza, ozempic or trulicity have been completely sold out in pharmacies, indicates Lodévoise. Oral replacement treatments are insufficiently effective in stabilizing my diabetes and my blood sugar levels. And to cite the case of an acquaintance who gets supplies in Morocco to treat a thyroid problem or of another forced to change chemotherapy in January to finish her treatment sessions for breast cancer who made her sick…
After contacting the National Federation of Diabetics, Françoise tried to make things happen on the networks. "I come across resigned people every time. I still have a little strength to fight for the sick who no longer have their treatment, facing a societal problem driven by finance and big money. The opportunity to denounce the blackmail carried out by laboratories against the French State.

"These shortages do not exist in neighboring countries where medicines are more expensive. Why the Europe of pharmacopoeia does not exist? points out Françoise Weisman. We are told that things will improve but in the end, it is the sick who cannot treat themselves properly who suffer. It's becoming complicated to live today." A message heard by Sébastien Rome.

"It’s intolerable, unfair and irresponsible to play with the lives of these people. We have challenged the government several times, nothing has changed" indicates the Héraultais LFI deputy. "We tabled a bill on January 23 with my colleague Damien Maudet in order to create a public center for medicines and medical devices to respond to the health emergency . Meanwhile, Sanofi receives millions in public aid and lays off workers with all their might" adds the parliamentarian who wrote a letter to the minister last week last in the National Assembly in the context of questions to the government.