Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Bitter Pill



Going to the doctor used to be so much more cheaper those days. With the cost of everything escalating, inevitably drugs too are not spared.

Malaysians are finding it tough to swallow the price increase for popular drugs like diabetic and birth control pills, medicines to treat erectile dysfunction, and cholesterol and hypertension pills. External factors including higher foreign exchange rates and expensive raw material have caused imported drugs to rise by up to 28% annually for the past 10 years. More...The Star

8 comments:

  1. I am abstaining...

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  2. I can only guess from what...

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  3. Anonymous7:16 PM

    Everything goes up except for one thing...
    :(

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  4. This just means that the current generation better take care of their health, physically and mentally.

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  5. Anonymous12:16 PM

    Oh some kinda health matter huh?

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  6. Same story everywhere..but the drug companies are still showing profits!

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  7. Z, and what's that? hehe...

    Agus, you are right. Cut out late nights (clubbing), cut out those devilish delights (food binge, Kopi Kampung?), what else? Stay fit - go Kuching kayakking.

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  8. Hi The Angel, welcome! Thanks for stopping by.

    Joe, yeah lah. Of course. No business would run without a profit and their profits come from the consumers. A demand and supply situation.

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