Synonym(s)
Pharmaceuticals subject to compulsory pharmacy registration
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Pharmacy-only, non-prescription drugs according to § 34 Para. 1 SGB V are excluded from care according to § 31 SGBV. The prescription of these drugs is only permitted by way of exception (see below OTC) in accordance with § 34 Para. 1, Sentence 2, if the drugs are considered to be the standard of therapy for the treatment of serious illnesses.
- A disease is serious if it is life-threatening or if, due to the severity of the health disorder it causes, it has a lasting and lasting effect on the quality of life.
- A medicinal product is considered to be a therapeutic standard if the therapeutic benefit for the treatment of the serious disease corresponds to the generally accepted state of medical knowledge.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer