The rapid development of the e-commerce industry has penetrated into every aspect of our lives. Since most groceries** are cheaper than in physical stores, people prefer to shop online.
But some attentive netizens found out that buying drugs online is here** of drugs ** is much cheaper than ** of offline pharmacies**
Why are medicines available online so cheap?Will there be any quality problems?
After the baptism of the epidemic, more and more people are Xi to buying medicines online. After all, online medicineComprehensive varietyIt won't happen like offline pharmacies yetMedicines are out of stockPhenomenon.
Although everyone knows that buying things online is cheaper than offline, the cheapness of online drugs still surprises many netizens, because the gap with offline pharmacies is too big.
How big is the gap between online drugs** and physical stores?From the experience sharing of netizens, we can see one or two.
A netizen said that he once went to the pharmacy to buy a box of berberine when he was sickIt cost $16。After getting better, I saw the same berberine in an online pharmacy, butOnly $8
The same drugs online **butStraight half cheaper, such a ** gap is really surprising.
Some netizens said that the Liuwei Rehmannia capsules he bought at the pharmacy were spent118 yuan, but the same packaging of drugs online is cheaperYuan abounds, and some even only cost 20 yuan
* The difference is so big that netizens have to worry about whether the drug ** will be so cheapRisk of counterfeit medicines
In fact, the low cost of online drugs is caused by a combination of reasons. First of all, it is brought about by the two business models of ** and physical storesThe cost of setting up a store is different
There are three unavoidable costs of opening a brick-and-mortar store:Rent, utilities and renovations, the cost of each item is not low, and at the same time, you have to consider the location of the store, and the rent is more expensive.
In addition, brick-and-mortar stores also need dedicated staff for daily operation and maintenance, as well as inventory, sorting, and filling gaps of medicines, which are additional operating costs.
The cost of opening a store is very low, due to the fact that it usually adopts centralized procurement and large-scale warehousingTo open a store, you only need to rent a warehouse, even the warehouse can be shared with others, and the cost of opening a store is directly much worse than the cost of opening a store.
In addition to the cost of opening a store, the main reason for such a huge difference between ** and physical stores ** is that ** shortens the sales link compared with physical stores.
If you buy a drug online, you only need to go through itManufacturer - ** ExpressThree links can reach the hands of customers. Due to the large traffic of the online shopping platform, ** can be directly from the manufacturerMass purchases reduce costs
However, the size and customer flow of physical stores make it impossible to purchase directly from manufacturers on a large scale, and most physical pharmacies are gone** Business sales routeThe drug sales process is long, and the drugs are naturally more expensive under the layer of increases.
Of course, there is another point, that is, many offline pharmacies can be usedEmployee medical insuranceTarget. Many pharmacies deliberately raise the price of drugs in order to earn more medical insurance reimbursement costs.
In fact, friends who often see a doctor know that after each.
After the reimbursement of medical insurance, the actual purchase of drugs in the hospital is also very cheap. The drugs in offline pharmacies can also be much cheaper after going through the employee medical insurance.
But not everyone has employee health insurance, and if they go to the pharmacy to buy medicine, no matter how expensive it is, they can only buy it at full price.
However, you can't use medical insurance to buy drugs online, and you can't get the wool of medical insurance. In addition, the explosive growth of the number of online pharmacies in recent years and the fierce competition within the industry, these online pharmacies can only rely on their own characteristics of large customer traffic and adopt the most traditional onesSmall profits but quick turnoverThe way of operation guarantees income, and the drug ** is naturally cheaper than offline pharmacies.
Since online drugs are so cheap, will anyone sell fake drugs?
Although everyone likes to take advantage of small advantages, the gap between drugs online and offline is so large, which still makes many people worry about the quality and efficacy of drugs purchased online. After all"Cheap is not good".It is also a deeply rooted point of view.
In fact, the problem of counterfeit drugs is real, not to mention that online e-commerce platforms are mixed, and there are thousands of sellers of the same kind of goods, so there is naturally no shortage of "selling fakes".
CCTV has once experienced the situation of counterfeit drugs on the Internet, not only the coverage of counterfeit drugs is wideMany online stores that sell drugs are not formally approved
Therefore, we must pay attention to screening when buying drugs online to avoid buying fake drugs. How can you tell if you are buying a regular drug?
First and foremost, be sure to goFormal online drug purchase channels！Don't trust the so-called "private channels" in the circle of friends and WeChat groups to avoid being deceived.
When buying drugs on an online platform, you must first screen the store, not that the high sales volume is safe, you must look at the storeWhether you have the relevant qualification certificate for online drug sales
The second is to look at the relevant parameters of the drug and look at the drugWhether or not you have an approval number。The commodity with the approval number is the regular drug allowed to be produced by the state, and there is basically no problem.
If you are still not at ease, you can still scan the medicine box after you get itTraceability codeto further obtain relevant information about drugs and identify the authenticity of drugs.
I believe you can also see that buying drugs online is not simple. So which is more convenient to buy medicine in physical stores or online?
Nowadays, the convenience of buying drugs online has exceeded many people's imagination. Especially after the baptism of the epidemic, more and more people are also Xi to buying medicines online.
There are benefits to buying medicine online and buying it in stores. Buying drugs online is not only cheap, comprehensive in variety, and there is no time and space limitation, butIt always takes a certain amount of time to transport and cannot be obtained in time
But physical pharmacies can be bought and used now, which is very convenient in case of emergency, but it is **expensive, andThe stock of drugs is small, and there will be shortages of specific drugs during special periods
Or the drugs you need are relatively "niche", and many pharmacies do not have corresponding storage, but you can easily find them on **.
However, it takes a certain amount of time to transport drugs purchased online, and drugs are very "expensive" needsSpecific storage environmentsIf the transportation environment is not good, it is likely to lead to the "deterioration" of the drug.
Drugs in physical stores are more secure. And the staff at the pharmacy have some expertise and will give us some advice based on our needs and symptoms.
There are also many retired seniors who have employee health insurance, which is available every monthSpecial subsidy for drug purchases。For these elderly people, no matter how expensive the medicine is in the pharmacy, as long as it does not exceed the subsidy amount, it is equivalent to "free".
In general,If you are preparing a standing medicine in your home medicine cabinet, or you need to take the same medicine for a long timeThen it is more cost-effective to choose to buy medicine online.
If you have a sudden illness or urgently needed medicine at home but do not have it ready, it is better to buy it at the pharmacy as soon as possibleAfter all, health is the most important thing.
Nowadays, society is so developed, and people have more and more choices. Whether it is buying drugs online or offline pharmacies, there is no unified standard, and everyone can come according to their own needs.