Zur Rose’s Experiment In Automated Pharmacy Shut Down For A Second Time

Swiss supply chain disruptor Zur Rose's DocMorris-branded automated pharmacy continues to fall foul of the German legal system.

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Zur Rose's Automated Pharmacy Is Located In Rural Germany • Source: Shutterstock

Zur Rose Group’s innovative experiment in automated pharmacy has once again been shut down by German courts, this time by the higher administrative court in Karlsruhe.

After appealing an earlier negative decision by the lower administrative court in Mosbach, the legal case against Zur Rose’s DocMorris-branded...

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