Chinanews.com, Hangzhou, December 7th (Xi Jinyan and Wang Yiwen) Recently, the purchase policy of "four types of drugs" has been adjusted in many places, and there has been a wave of "drug hoarding".
Faced with the "price increase behavior" brought about by "hoarding medicines", market supervision departments in many places in Zhejiang have issued warnings, and operators are not allowed to hoard, drive up prices, seek huge profits, and spread rumors about price increases.
On the 7th, the reporter went to several pharmacies in Hangzhou to investigate and found that the effect of "warning" was beginning to show.
Some professionals reminded that "hoarding medicine" is unscientific and unnecessary.
With the introduction of related measures to optimize and adjust the epidemic prevention and control in many places in Zhejiang in the past few days, Lianhua Qingwen and other medicines have become popular commodities for consumers to buy.
Many netizens said that the price has increased a lot overnight.
On the 6th, the market supervision departments in Hangzhou and Ningbo issued reminders overnight that the sales prices of medical drugs and supplies should not be greatly increased by taking advantage of the epidemic prevention and control. , making huge profits, and spreading rumors about price increases.
According to laws and regulations such as the "Price Law" and "Provisions on Administrative Penalties for Illegal Price Behaviors", operators who violate the regulations on clearly marked prices shall be ordered to make corrections, their illegal gains shall be confiscated, and a fine of less than 5,000 yuan may be imposed concurrently; A fine of 500,000 yuan may be imposed; a fine of up to 3 million yuan may be imposed on those who fabricate and disseminate price increase information, drive up prices, hoard and promote commodity prices to rise too fast and too high; If the price rises by a large margin, a fine of up to 5 million yuan may be imposed.
The reporter opened the takeaway software on the morning of the 7th and found that the price of Lianhua Qingwen capsules sold in some pharmacies has dropped compared to the "high price" of the previous two days.
So, what about offline pharmacies?
The reporter randomly visited several pharmacies in Hangzhou, and two of them were out of stock.
"Lianhua Qingwen capsules were out of stock half a month ago, and the nearby pharmacies should also be out of stock. Now we have a similar Qingrejiedu tablet." A staff member of a large pharmacy told reporters.
The reporter continued to visit and found that there were many takeaways coming in and out of a pharmacy. After asking, it was indeed in stock, but each person was limited to one box. The reporter immediately bought a box of Yiling's Lianhua Qingwen Capsules (24 capsules), which cost 12.75 Yuan.
The reporter noticed that during the purchase process, news of takeaway orders came from the pharmacy constantly.
A takeaway boy said that he said that he had received 23 orders from this pharmacy as of 10:00 a.m. today, all of which were for Lianhua Qingwen capsules.
Regarding the "drug hoarding craze", Mr. Lai, a citizen, said: "Drugs are relatively scarce, but they can still be bought, and the price is still the same. There is no need to panic and rush to buy them. After a while, the supply should be stable. "
Yiling Pharmaceutical also stated on the interactive platform a few days ago that the company's supply price of Lianhua Qingwen has remained stable recently.
If consumers find that individual terminals have experienced price increases, please report to the relevant local departments in a timely manner.
At present, the company is taking various measures to expand production and fully guarantee market supply.
In fact, "hoarding medicine" is unscientific and unnecessary.
Sheng Jifang, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, said in an interview with a local media reporter that everyone has a different physique, and the medicines they should take are not exactly the same. The treatment should be analyzed according to the specific physical condition of each person.
Also, medicines have a shelf life.
In general, it is necessary to buy medicines on demand in a scientific and reasonable manner.
Sheng Jifang said that compared with the so-called "sense of security" brought about by "hoarding medicine", it is more important to protect one's health to take personal protective measures.
She said: "In response to the epidemic, it is still necessary to strengthen personal protection, develop good habits of wearing masks, washing hands frequently, and avoid gatherings, and ensure adequate sleep, proper exercise, and a balanced diet as much as possible to enhance your immunity and maintain a good health. mentality.” (End)