Pharmacy Denounced For Selling At Prices Too
Low
Are
pharmacies in Costa Rica ripping off their
customers? A recent study by the Ministerio
de Economía (MEIC) shows a difference of
472% in price comparisons of the same
product in 72 pharmacies in the country.
At the centre of the controversy is one
pharmacy, La Bomba, located in downtown San
José, that has been denounced as selling its
products too low.
Eduardo Sibaja, MEIC minister, said there
would be no follow up on the charges by the
Asociación de Servicios Médicos
Costarricenses (Asemeco) as the La Bomba is
not using anticompetitive practices, but
rather is passing on its wholesale and
volume purchase discounts to its customers.
The minister added that other pharmacies
could sell their products much lower,
reducing their prices as well and earning
lower profits.
The owners of the La Bomba pharmacy said
that their profit margin is very low,
preferring to pass on the savings to their
customers. |
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