Rural pharmacies in Madrid will bring medicines to the elderly

The rural pharmacies in 70 municipalities of less than 2,500 inhabitants of the Community of Madrid They will bring medicines to the homes of the elderly and people with mobility problems. It will be possible thanks to the collaboration of the Community of Madrid, which will facilitate this practice that will benefit 63,000 residents.

This initiative, pioneer in Spainas they point out in a note, begins this year and will have an annual endowment of 345,000 euros, approved by the Government Council last December. It will benefit a total of 53 pharmacies.

The Minister of the Presidency, Justice and Local Administration, Miguel Ángel García Martín, highlighted during his visit to a pharmacy office in Pozuelo del Rey that “we continue to fulfill our commitment to work so that All municipalities in the region have the best infrastructure and services and public and private facilities of the highest quality.“. This initiative also “allows generate employment and energize rural areas“, he added.

This initiative also includes the personalized pharmacotherapeutic monitoringas well as the prevention of cardiovascular health through blood pressure monitor subsidywhich will make it easier to measure blood pressure and create a network of Cardioprotected Towns. This means that defibrillators can be purchased where needed.

Likewise, it contemplates the making pill boxesespecially for older people or people with cognitive problems who have difficulty organizing their medication.

Towns with life

This initiative, which has the collaboration of the Illustrious College of Pharmacists of Madrid, is part of the program Towns with Life, which aims to attract new neighbors, guarantee quality public services in small towns and promote economic development.

It should be noted that the regional government also has other measures, one endowed with up to 700,000 euros, with a maximum amount of 10,000 euros to open new rural pharmaciesand up to 5,000 for existing pharmacies in municipalities with less than 1,000 inhabitants.