Pharmacies are set to start opening on Sunday afternoons, Health Minister Chris Fearne announced on Friday, thanks to a new agreement signed with the Chamber of Pharmacists. From February 6, pharmacies that are scheduled to be open will be welcoming customers from 9am to 12pm and then between 4pm and 7pm. The new opening hours will apply to the limited number of pharmacies scheduled to open on Sundays as well as public holidays. The minister had previously announced that plans to extend pharmacy opening hours were under way last September. Previously, pharmacies opened on a roster basis on Sunday between 9am and 12pm, while the dispensary at the Malta International Airport remains open between 8am and 10pm. Fearne made the announcement during the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the ministry, the Chamber of Pharmacists and the Chamber of SMEs to expand the popular pharmacy of your choice (POYC) scheme. Primarily, POYC allows patients who receive medication for free from the government to have it dispensed to them from their local pharmacy, eliminating the need for the patient to pick up their medication from Mater Dei Hospital. The scheme also provides...