Covid-19: Pharmacies hit with surging costs lay off staff

Pharmacies are struggling to cope with soaring costs while providing frontline care during the Covid-19 crisis.

A quarter of pharmacies have reached their credit limit with medicine wholesalers while one in five pharmacies have laid off staff. File picture.

Pharmacies are struggling with surging costs amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Operating costs are increasing by an average of €5,000 a month because of Covid-19 social-distancing measures.