[Bigiron]

MOH to look into concerns of price gap between drugs at polyclinics and private GPs as part of Healthier SG push

The price difference for medication between polyclinics and private doctors may deter some members of the public from visiting the latter, said health minister Ong Ye Kung quoting clinicians' feedback.

💊 https://tdy.sg/3aaw7Ld

@todayonlinesg

[Ola]

Different quality , lah

This is also PAP's way of misleading us to say

their MOH approved lousy watery medicines are cheapER

[Migrant]

Get smart. 
I had a prescription. 
Went to Watson.. 
Then checked with Alexandra Hosipital. 
The difference is half. 
Service at Alex was good too.

[Ola]

Good medicine sold by private

not available in Govt Hospitals

No price comparison available

[Ernesto]

A piece dressing plaster cost @poly $17.50 against Malaysia $12.50.
Malaysia import tax is higher but essential product so much cheaper than here. Surely the cost of living is not well controlled by our Authority.

[[[ForeverAlone]]]

A piece dressing plaster cost @poly $17.50 against Malaysia $12.50.
Malaysia import tax is higher but essential product so much cheaper than here. Surely the cost of living is not well controlled by our Authority.

A lot go JB, Malaysia buy these, medicine, panadol etc for Personal usage and yea save a lot
even come baby milk power

but sad is not everyone of us have the time go etc need time

Some feel time = money , troublesome so Suck thumb buy expensive in SG.

SG Govt also know we all go JB shop, eat, etc end of the day also not entire Singaporean go in.
Majority still stuck here suck thumb " PAY and PAY high for it "

[Oyk]

MOH to look into concerns of price gap between drugs at polyclinics and private GPs as part of Healthier SG push

The price difference for medication between polyclinics and private doctors may deter some members of the public from visiting the latter, said health minister Ong Ye Kung quoting clinicians' feedback.

💊 https://tdy.sg/3aaw7Ld

@todayonlinesg

Will the government raise the prices at polyclinics to match private GP prices?

[Wy:Nox]

I think that the pharmaceutical profession needs serious review as it below standards in terms of responsibility and ethics. Just imagine patients being called to provide full medicine and dosage list to be called again 3 days later to be told that our Public Hospital lost the details!!

[YummyKing]

MOH to look into concerns of price gap between drugs at polyclinics and private GPs as part of Healthier SG push

The price difference for medication between polyclinics and private doctors may deter some members of the public from visiting the latter, said health minister Ong Ye Kung quoting clinicians' feedback.

💊 https://tdy.sg/3aaw7Ld

@todayonlinesg

OYKovid doesn’t know what’s he talking about. He has lost touch with the ground.... I mean he doesn’t know the ground at all! Polyclinic medicine is not really cheap at all, even if it is subsidised... if you want to compare medicine prices, compare with MalaysiaBoleh prices. Not only were they exempted from GST (when they had GST last time) or any tax, they are cheaper over the counter, meaning they are cheaper even without government subsidies....

Take for example the drug CRESTOR (for lowering cholesterol)... it cost $3 excluding GST, from private practitioners, and cost $2, excluding GST, from government clinics or hospital.... but you can get it for RM3 in JB. Aspirin cost $0.60 a pill, but $0.50 at government clinic, all these excluding GST....You can get it for RM1 a pill from JB, no need GST....

So what is OYKovid talking about?