Can you imagine a box of common medicines worth 3 yuan 6 being marked as high as 39 yuan in a pharmacy? And that's just the tip of the iceberg! Recently, some netizens exposed this shocking phenomenon, which made countless consumers feel indignant.
In today's era of high information transparency, some unscrupulous merchants are still unscrupulous about the price of drugs. Some consumers easily bought erythromycin ointment for 3.6 yuan on the e-commerce platform, but saw the same product being labeled with a sky-high price of 39 yuan in offline pharmacies, and the price difference was as much as 10 times! No wonder some netizens bluntly said "it's really outrageous".
In fact, this kind of online and offline price difference is not uncommon. "Levofloxacin eye drops are more than two yuan on the Internet, but the pharmacy asks for 25 yuan", "Meituan 12.9 yuan a box of cold medicine, and the pharmacy price is 59 yuan"...... Similar cases are everywhere, and it is ironic. Some netizens questioned: "No wonder the pharmacy is standing, it turns out that this is the reason!"
In the face of such absurd chaos, consumers have sought answers from relevant administrative departments. Unexpectedly, the response of the local market supervision bureau was even more ridiculous: "Merchants have the right to set their own prices, and they can only pay more attention to themselves." ”
A piece of approval directly acquiesced to the behavior of the business's wanton applause, no wonder some netizens called "the response of the Authority is even more explosive". Subsequently, public opinion fell into an uproar.
Some netizens believe that drugs are related to people's livelihood and should not be so arbitrarily increased. After all, many ordinary families are undoubtedly worse at the high cost of medicine. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the relevant departments to intervene in a timely manner to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.
Some netizens also pointed out that free pricing is legal, but excessive profiteering violates the principle of fair trade, and it is easy to give rise to chaos such as speculation. Therefore, certain restrictions should be set on excessively high premiums to prevent unfair competition.
Some netizens also believe that offline pharmacies are under greater pressure from venue rent, and it is reasonable to have an appropriate premium. After all, quality service also needs to be supported by costs. The key is that businesses should be transparent and consumers should have the right to choose more cost-effective purchase channels.
In any case, this incident has once again aroused widespread public concern and heated discussions on drug price regulation. We hope that the relevant functional departments will pay attention to this matter, introduce perfect norms and measures in a timely manner, effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, curb improper price increases, and return drug consumption to a rational track.
We call on the majority of businesses to uphold the business philosophy of fairness and justice, adhere to the professional ethics of the industry, provide consumers with high-quality and transparent services, and jointly maintain market order and win-win development. Only through mutual benefit and win-win results can society be harmonious and stable.
As consumers, we should also improve our awareness of rights protection, compare prices through multiple channels to explore cost performance, and have the courage to report obviously excessive pricing, so as to jointly promote the openness, fairness and justice of the drug consumption market. Let the benign consumption environment of reasonable pricing and clear price marking become the norm, let drugs return to their original functions, and escort the health of the people.