Reporter Huang Zhongqiu/Report from Taipei【Posted at 17:38 on 28/12｜Updated at 18:14: Beishi Health Bureau Statement】
▲Pharmacists Association confirmed that the pharmacy pharmacist lied (Photo/photographed by reporter Liu Peiyu)
The epidemic in China is heating up. According to media reports, some people revealed that they went to 5 pharmacies but could not buy Pula’s pain. The owner of one of the drugstores told him that Pu La’s pain was bought by Taiwanese businessmen, and they once ordered 600 boxes, if you want to buy a box, the asking price is 1,500 yuan. The Pharmacists’ Association made a big move in the morning to clarify that it was “a misunderstanding”. Unexpectedly, the situation changed in the afternoon: Wang Mingyuan, spokesman for the Association of Pharmacists, said that “this pharmacist lied”. In this regard, the Order of Pharmacists has stated that it will not take it lightly and will report it to the relevant authority. Chen Yiting, head of the food and drug section of the Beishi Health Bureau, said Beishi has already registered the case.
The escalation of the epidemic in China has triggered a rush on anti-febrile drugs. Some media reports have pointed out that some people have revealed that they cannot buy Pula Pain in five pharmacies. The owner of one of the pharmacy confessed to him that Pu La Pain was all bought by Taiwanese businessmen, go, order 600 boxes at a time, if you want to buy a box, the asking price is 1,500 yuan.
In this regard, the National Federation of Pharmacists’ Associations made a big move this morning to clarify that it was “a misunderstanding”. Unexpectedly, it capsized in the afternoon. According to the audio file of the media, “the pharmacist pointed out to consumers that the pain of Puna was taken away by the Taiwanese businessman and ordered 600 boxes at a time. If he wants to buy a box, the asking price is 1,500 yuan.”
Wang Mingyuan said that the National Federation of Pharmacists’ Association questioned the pharmacist of the Wenshan District pharmacy through supervision, but the pharmacist’s attitude was very bad. No, I’m retiring.” Huang Jinshun, president of the Association of Pharmacists, was outraged and said he “will not take it lightly.”
The National Federation of Pharmacists’ Associations said it will report to the relevant competent authority. I hope that through the pharmaceutical factory’s shipping records, I can find out whether the drug is prolactin or a generic drug, and through the business tax registration, I can find out whether it is really sold for 1,500 yuan.
In this regard, Yang Liping, director of the Beishi Consumer Protection Bureau, said that if there is enough evidence, the Fair Trade Commission will be asked to investigate. According to Article 11 of the Fair Trade Act, you can find out if multiple pharmaceutical companies are involved in joint price cheating, and you can be fined up to 10 million yuan; or, according to Article 25 of the same law, you can find out if it is “enough to affect the order of transactions” and you can be fined 50 million yuan according to the law, from 10,000 to 25 million.
Yang Liping also reminded that although the “acetaminophen” to which prolactin belongs is not an anti-epidemic drug announced by the command center, if the drug being auctioned is another “anti-epidemic drug” that has been announced, the consumer responsible for protection will coordinate the investigation According to the “Special Regulation for the prevention and treatment of severe special infectious pneumonia and relief and revitalization”, may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment not exceeding 5 years and a fine not exceeding of 5 million yuan; they can also be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment for not less than 1 year and not less than 7 years in accordance with the “Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Law”. A fine of 5 million yuan was also imposed.
Chen Yiting, head of the food and pharmaceutical section of the Beishi Health Bureau, said he has not yet received enough evidence, but if the evidence is sufficient and involves price gouging, he will conduct an investigation with the health protection officer. Beishi consumers. Chen Yiting said that for this case, Beishi City has registered a case to handle it.
