Compare and contrast prices of medicine products (1)

I have to agree with Minister Tonio Fenech that something has to be done about the cost of medicines in Malta.

I read about two persons who wrote to The Times stating that they bought medicines in other European countries cheaper than in Malta. I can assure Mr Fenech that there are many people who know this but don't bother writing in. Today within the eurozone it is so easy to compare prices, so why allow a few importers to take us all for a ride?

I suggest two options. Either ask relatives or friends who travel regularly to Brussels, Rome or London to buy your medicines, or we should all write to The Times stating the price of medicines bought in other countries. This will put pressure on the dishonest importers.

The minister could also ask to see the costing of certain medicines and judge whether the price is justified.

The outcome must be that we do not pay more for any medicine than in any other European country.