Medicine price hike

comment by Arouna Jagielka oooh I wanna take ya, Heitinga... (U1308)
posted 21 minutes ago
What absolute rubbish from the OP. About 80% of the drugs/medicines are bought by the NHS at a fixed cost agreed many months before. Also most basics have a maximum sales price, they are not ‘inspectors’ making sure price levels are hiked.
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Try telling that to my brother's pharmacy, or the others who have since confirmed the price hike and having visits to ensure pricing is adhered to.

As I acknowledged very early on in the thread "inspectors" was the wrong word to use, maybe.

Non medicinal products, nappies, sanitary towels etc prices also checked

On the face of it it could be made to sound like they are ensuring prices are not self regulated. Problem is they have been hiked already

comment by Dubbed the new Arteta (U21076)
posted 3 hours, 45 minutes ago
Laptops have also been hiked up because they know businesses will be buying them to get people to work from home where possible.
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I bought myself a new MacBook Pro on Friday. Looks like I might have timed it just right!

comment by Barf Vader (U15867)
posted 11 hours, 8 minutes ago
Was dropping a parcel off at the Post Office yesterday morning and at the desk they had a massive vat of hand sanitiser, with a sign on it offering to dispense 100ml for £5.

Being a soap man, not well up on cost of sanitiser. Is this excessive and just profiteering?
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That’s around five times the standard retail price.

Apparently some people have been trying to sell Lidl’s 50ml hand sanitiser bottles on eBay for £25. Lidl usually sells them for 49p

Noticed it as I bought some calprofren for my daughter.

Scandalous

From what I've read, ibuprofen and any other anti-inflammatory does far more harm than good with this particular virus, and should probably be carrying a warning saying as such.

Realise that's not really relevant to your article, but just cautionary advice

comment by merrysupersteve - Jose'd he wouldn't be our Special One? (U1132)
posted 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
From what I've read, ibuprofen and any other anti-inflammatory does far more harm than good with this particular virus, and should probably be carrying a warning saying as such.

Realise that's not really relevant to your article, but just cautionary advice
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That's what we've been saying above

What a loss of rubbish they been told to rise price. Alot of other shops claiming their suppliers have hiked prices. If you see it report these vermin.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-statement-on-sales-and-pricing-practices-during-coronavirus-outbreak

And op surely you'd sibling should be reporting this as well. It is illegal if what he is saying is true.

comment by Jinja Ninja (U19849)
posted 14 hours, 33 minutes ago
comment by Arouna Jagielka oooh I wanna take ya, Heitinga... (U1308)
posted 21 minutes ago
What absolute rubbish from the OP. About 80% of the drugs/medicines are bought by the NHS at a fixed cost agreed many months before. Also most basics have a maximum sales price, they are not ‘inspectors’ making sure price levels are hiked.
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Try telling that to my brother's pharmacy, or the others who have since confirmed the price hike and having visits to ensure pricing is adhered to.

As I acknowledged very early on in the thread "inspectors" was the wrong word to use, maybe.

Non medicinal products, nappies, sanitary towels etc prices also checked

On the face of it it could be made to sound like they are ensuring prices are not self regulated. Problem is they have been hiked already
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So you mean someone from head office of the pharmacy’s franchise has come in and said put the prices of over the counter stuff up as people are panic buying in a time of crisis?

comment by FieldsofAnfieldRd (U18971)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Jinja Ninja (U19849)
posted 14 hours, 33 minutes ago
comment by Arouna Jagielka oooh I wanna take ya, Heitinga... (U1308)
posted 21 minutes ago
What absolute rubbish from the OP. About 80% of the drugs/medicines are bought by the NHS at a fixed cost agreed many months before. Also most basics have a maximum sales price, they are not ‘inspectors’ making sure price levels are hiked.
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Try telling that to my brother's pharmacy, or the others who have since confirmed the price hike and having visits to ensure pricing is adhered to.

As I acknowledged very early on in the thread "inspectors" was the wrong word to use, maybe.

Non medicinal products, nappies, sanitary towels etc prices also checked

On the face of it it could be made to sound like they are ensuring prices are not self regulated. Problem is they have been hiked already
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So you mean someone from head office of the pharmacy’s franchise has come in and said put the prices of over the counter stuff up as people are panic buying in a time of crisis?
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Who ever it is their is a government channel which i pasted a link above who will investigate.