Antibiotics cheaper

Angelique Pace

Aug 11th 2011, 22:53

The difference is that medicines can only be sold in pharmacies, and both the cost price and retail price are fixed, whereas with toothpastes and other toiletries, which can be sold wherever, prices aren't really fixed as the more the shop buys the better a bonus they get, and therefore they can transfer that to the retail price, which will then be lower.
Pharmacists do not mark up any of the medicines' prices, and i hope that you really mean it when you say they shouldn't be sold in a grocer's shop....I don't think you would really heed a grocer's advise regarding your health,, after all, pharmacists spend 5 years at university to get their degree and warrant.

Mr Tony Camilleri

Aug 11th 2011, 10:15

People should also be on the lookout for bargains as they do not usually look at the weight of the products or the expiry date.

Be careful, have a look at the weight and expiry date and you will be in for a surprise.

Sometimes you also see such things as 5 packets for X €, but if you were to work out the price for one it will be the same if not cheaper. You wll alsi be buying more than you actually need

This also applies to liquids where such scams are also found on the local market.

Be careful and calculate everything before buying these "bargains" which sometimes turn out to be "bargains" for the seller not the customers.

Joe Borg

Aug 11th 2011, 11:18

Can I laugh at you comment?! Its like you're comparing kwart zebbug with a kilo! This is an antibiotic for goodness sake!! Look at active ingredients, use etc before commenting!!

Franco Abela

Aug 11th 2011, 12:43

It's comparing the price a gram of Augmenin with the SAME Augmentin from the SAME company. It's the price per gram of the SAME active ingredient. That's the way to calculate how much you're being charged exactly.

And yes a KILO zebbug costs 5 times that of a KWART (200g). Same rule applies. You won't expect that a KILO costs more than 5 times!

Mr Kevin J Vella

Aug 11th 2011, 13:18

if the products are identical, then different pricing is usually to induce people to buy larger packs

Mr Tony Camilleri

Aug 11th 2011, 16:34

Joe Borg EXACTLY the same ingredients.

JANE FARRUGIA

Aug 11th 2011, 08:51

How I wish I too could thank the persons responsible when my pills are eventually reduced!! As it is I'm still patiently waiting for an explanation of the technical letter I received from the competent authorities and in the meantime waiting for a surprise reduction on pills bought locally for 45 euro when abroad I bought them for 33 euro this Summer. Will this explanation arrive, as promised?!!

Mr Tony Camilleri

Aug 11th 2011, 11:19

Why thank them Maria Vassallo?
The companies have only tokenly lowered their prices because they are getting strong competition from generics which are perfectly similar and can no longer be banned because the companies patents have expired and they can do nothing to stop the generics from being sold.