Posted on: 29-05-07 09:31:10
I am still unconvinced how it is different from regular mechandise if the following is the be believed - covers stocking of medication, maintaining patient medication records, general operating costs such as taxes, employees' salaries, rent, etc., and return on investment.
This is exactly the same as what the store does for other, regular products.
It's hard to believe that a pharmacy needs to charge between $6.00 - $11.00 per prescription for the above purposes.
Anyhow, guess we don't have any choice in the matter - other than buying medication south of the border and paying $200 for a drug that costs $10 here 
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Originally posted by pratickm
I am still unconvinced how it is different from regular mechandise if the following is the be believed - covers stocking of medication, maintaining patient medication records, general operating costs such as taxes, employees' salaries, rent, etc., and return on investment.
This is exactly the same as what the store does for other, regular products.
It's hard to believe that a pharmacy needs to charge between $6.00 - $11.00 per prescription for the above purposes.
Anyhow, guess we don't have any choice in the matter - other than buying medication south of the border and paying $200 for a drug that costs $10 here
Hi pratckm,
this is the big difference that regular stores like conve,,dont do...
patient counseling
monitoring drug therapy
providing drug information to physicians and dispensing drug products.
Plus OCP fees
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