Packaging
Previously…
Doctor : “How much is this medicine ah?”
Salesman : “MYR 58.00 for one litre (1,000ml).”
These days…
Doctor : “How much is this medicine ah?”
Salesman : “We have new packing. New rules from the government. Each bottle now 100ml instead of 1,000ml. MYR 9.85 each bottle.”
Doctor : “Wouldn’t that be MYR 98.50 for every 1,000ml? That’s like 70% price increase!!!”
Salesman : “Oh well, consider the fact that it has to be individually packed, and labeled with hologram, new rules from government… And the increase in price of packing materials and transport…”
Doctor : “Nevermind that. I’ll go for the old packing.”
Salesman : “I’m sorry, doctor. The old 1,000ml packing has been discontinued. No more stock.”
Doctor : “WTF?!?!?!”
Later…
Doctor : “Okay, I want 2 bottles of this medicine. MYR 385.00 for a loose pack of 1,000 tablets.”
Salesman : “I’m sorry, Doc. The new packing is 10 strips of blister pack with 10 tablets each strip. MYR 70.00 per box of 100 tablets.”
Doctor : “That means MYR 700.00 for 1,000 tablets…” *poke poke calculator* “That’s 80% increase in price!!!”
Salesman : *shrug* “New ruling from the government mar… No more loose pack…”
Petrol price increase = 40%
New government rules in packaging medicine = 70% to 80% medicine price increase.
OMFG Pakatan Rakyat please do something already!!!
First time reading your blog. This is very funny.. new government rules in packaging medicine? I cannot believe it, can it be the drug co.’s lame excuses?
first time visiting your blog.
Your latest entry is very funny. Hard to believe that gov has imposed this silly rules-….Can it be a lame excuse from drug co?
It is bad for environment.
bird : You have not seen the formal letters from the ministry of health to many drug companies in regard to this new ruling. You may find this funny now but let me assure you that one will definitely rue the day when one is in need, and realise that death is much cheaper than treatment. And, welcome to the world of drliew.net, where the elites dwell. :P
Wombie pays only RM5.00 for his cocktail of medicines of 2 months supply….
And prolly a mass burial or a sacrificial to the sharks/vultures would prolly be more economical on top of option death
just sneak them out the hospital.. =p
Might as well ask patient to buy panadol or “minyak angin”. The “cure” for every freaking disease. Haha…
I have been following the news regarding PR for a while now. It makes me wonder, If they really take over the government how long will they take to undo all the “THINGS” done by our government. Medicine/Petrol/Liwat/Rasuah and etc. Probably when they start fixing on Medicine issues, it will be 4 - 5 years time >___>