I meant the tests for travel clearance which can't be DIY. 49 Euro is the cheapest I have seen here with many places charging around 70. In Germany you can get them done for 14 Euro (non-subsidised). Nothing in the cost structure of those two countries justifies the same service costing 3-6 times more in Ireland.The government threw a few shapes on antigen tests then said lidl are selling them for 3e so we dont need to do anything!
Except it was pot luck if you found one with stock.
You need to shop around and get them where you see them cheap rather than when desperate and end up paying 7-8 quid.
Absolutely true, and true for many other services in Ireland also.Nothing in the cost structure of those two countries justifies the same service costing 3-6 times more in Ireland.
This means that members of that well-known chain of "community pharmacies" which sold 50 masks for 150 Euro still made around 2.20 Euro profit per mask.The basic masks went from about 5c to almost $1
My pricing is what factories in China were quoting for bulk packs of 1,000.This means that members of that well-known chain of "community pharmacies" which sold 50 masks for 150 Euro still made around 2.20 Euro profit per mask.
It's to do with the registration/authorisation regime. It's costly and restrictive for a small country.Regardless of pandemic the price of basic generic meds here v NI and other EU countries shows someone is profiteering in the ROI supply chain or retail.
Does this apply even to over-the-counter drugs like aspirin? The price gap between Ireland and many other countries (including GB & much of EU) is incredible.It's to do with the registration/authorisation regime. It's costly and restrictive for a small country.
The authorisation holder pays an annual fee and distributors also pay a fee. Each size and each strength needs it's own sub fee to be paid.
And it's all paid by the consumer.
Latvia has a population half that of Ireland and their generic meds are much cheaper than ours.It's to do with the registration/authorisation regime. It's costly and restrictive for a small country.
The authorisation holder pays an annual fee and distributors also pay a fee. Each size and each strength needs it's own sub fee to be paid.
And it's all paid by the consumer.
I believe it applies to every medicine and every different packaging. Quite ridiculous imo.It Does this apply even to over-the-counter drugs like aspirin? The price gap between Ireland and many other countries (including GB & much of EU) is incredible.
But they use common sense and have a joint system with Lithuania and Estonia and possibly don't insist on authorisation for every size / branding.Latvia has a population half that of Ireland and their generic meds are much cheaper than ours.
I was in Edinburgh's central train station about 8 years ago and bought a packet of 12 paracetamol for 18 pence. The same packet at the time was around €2 here. I think they cost around €3 now. That's a 50% increase during aa period of close to net zero inflation.Does this apply even to over-the-counter drugs like aspirin? The price gap between Ireland and many other countries (including GB & much of EU) is incredible.
When I look at the waste in the Health Service and the general provision of Public Services the cost of a packet of paracetamol doesn't amount to anything.I find it strange that the Irish public puts up with being continuously fleeced in this way.
The funny thing is if you have a prescription, it's far cheaper.
I had a prescription for 120 solpadol (extra strength paracetamol and codeine - wisdom tooth issue only getting sorted next week), cost was €12 odd.
A pack of 24 nurofen+ costs about the same as that entire 120 tab prescription.
As @ClubMan points out they are different drugs. Nurofen is a brand name for ibuprofen. The real question is why didn't your pharmacist offer a cheaper generic version of those.The funny thing is if you have a prescription, it's far cheaper.
I had a prescription for 120 solpadol (extra strength paracetamol and codeine - wisdom tooth issue only getting sorted next week), cost was €12 odd.
A pack of 24 nurofen+ costs about the same as that entire 120 tab prescription.
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