From Wednesday, the French health authorities will make it compulsory to present a prescription in a pharmacy in order to obtain eight well-known cold treatments widely regarded as dangerous. But, not everyone is happy about the news. "We're finding that more and more of our therapeutic arsenal is being cut back at the counter," says Christelle, a pharmacist in the Parisian suburbs, at at time when "doctors are increasingly difficult to access". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES