Berlin – – September 15, 2026 -- The Bundesverband der Pharmazeutischen Industrie (BPI) will bring together four senior stakeholders from pharmacy, politics, health insurance and the pharmaceutical industry on September 16, 2026, to debate how prevention can be scaled across Germany's healthcare system.
BPI schedules prevention panel for expopharm networking breakfast
The discussion, titled "Prävention als Chance für unser Gesundheitssystem," takes place at 9:00 a.m. (doors open 8:30 a.m.) in Hall A3 of the pharmaworld area at expopharm, as part of the BPI's networking breakfast.
Pharmacist chamber pushes for pharmacies as broader health navigators
Franziska Scharpf, Vice President of the Bundesapothekerkammer, argues that pharmacies should expand their role as health navigators through screenings, pharmaceutical counseling, vaccination services and guided self-medication.
Bavaria positions itself as first German state with dedicated prevention strategy
Carolina Trautner, CSU state parliament member and Chair of the Bavarian State Health Council, represents Bavaria's "Masterplan Prävention," the first state-level prevention strategy in Germany. Trautner, a trained pharmacist, has been active in advancing the policy.
Insurer executive campaigns to anchor prevention in the German constitution
Andrea Galle, board member at mkk - meine Krankenkasse, launched the petition "Gesundheit gehört ins Grundgesetz," calling for prevention to be recognized as a societal responsibility rather than an individual one.
BPI links drug efficacy directly to pharmacy counseling quality
Dr. Kai Joachimsen, BPI's Managing Director, points to the industry's position paper "Gesundheit 2030," which identifies preventive drug classes ranging from vaccines to lipid-lowering agents. Joachimsen notes that many of these medicines only achieve full preventive effect when paired with pharmacy-based counseling, a factor driving BPI's coordinated push with pharmacies, insurers and policymakers.
Moderator structures debate around three commercial levers
Gudrun Kreutner-Reisinger will moderate the panel around three specific dimensions: the design of prevention offerings, their financing mechanisms, and communication strategies to drive patient uptake.