Raise the price of drugs illegal

Since the optimization of epidemic prevention and control measures, the drugstore drugs can be described as "hard to find", some unscrupulous operators take the opportunity to speculate, inflate prices. Although you want to be prepared, but some behavior can not be spoiled! In particular, the price of drugs, bundled sales, but also illegal behavior!

Social situation

Since November, Lianhua Qingdao sold out of the news, online and offline pharmacies are different degrees of price increases. With the relaxation of the epidemic prevention and control policies, online and offline pharmacies to further increase prices, which, a pharmacy Lianhua Qingdian capsule is still a substantial increase in price, 10 boxes of particles / box specifications Lianhua Qingdian capsule price of 1,020 yuan, a single box selling price of 102 yuan, 240% more than the usual increase.

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An e-commerce practitioner said that consumers for a variety of psychological hoarding, the number of purchases far more than the daily supply of the market, such a shortage of goods may take a week or two to ease the situation, but the logistics are not all restored in a timely manner, can be replenished to the regions is a problem.

Legal Science

December 10, Chengdu, Sichuan, Chengdu Municipal Market Supervision Bureau received a complaint from the public in the purchase of Lianhua Qingdian was required to buy other drugs bundled, Chengdu Municipal Market Supervision Bureau staff to the scene to investigate the pharmacy found on December 9, the sale of Lianhua Qingdian. On December 9, Lianhua Qingdian was sold, and there is suspected of raising the price. After staff phone verification, the user really only want to buy Lianhua Qingdian, but was bundled with other 5 kinds of drugs. The pharmacy staff also said, "Basically, we will not sell Lianhua Qingdian separately. After investigation and evidence, the Market Supervision Bureau on the spot ordered the pharmacy to suspend business rectification, for suspected violations, will be further investigated.

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coaxing the price of medicines, bundled sales is now a lot of pharmacies or dealers practice, such practices illegal? What laws and regulations are violated?

According to "Chinese People's **** and the State Price Law" Article 14 provides that operators shall not fabricate, disseminate information on price increases, price gouging, and promote the price of commodities too high rise in behavior.

According to Administrative Penalties for Price Violations, Article 6, a large number of hoarding market shortages of goods or use other means to inflate the price of too fast, too high, ordered to correct, confiscate the illegal income, and impose a fine of less than five times the illegal income; no illegal income, a fine of 50,000 yuan or more 500,000 yuan or more, and under more serious circumstances, a fine of 500,000 yuan or more 3 million yuan or more. 500,000 yuan or more than 3 million yuan fine; the circumstances are serious, ordered to suspend business rectification, or by the administrative authorities for industry and commerce revocation of business licenses.

On December 9, the State Administration of Market Supervision issued "on the price of epidemic-related materials and the order of competition to remind the cautionary letter", put forward the "nine shall not", six of which are related to the price, including not to increase the price of commodities outside the price markups, shall not be charged for any unspecified costs, shall not inflate the price. Do not inflate prices.

If you encounter price gouging, bundled sales and other situations, you can retain good evidence, call 12315 to report complaints.

On December 10, the Beijing Market Supervision Bureau informed a high-priced sales of antigen kits, to give the parties concerned a warning and a fine of 200,000 yuan of administrative punishment.

Correct prevention

It's good to have a sense of self-prevention, but you can't be overly nervous about preventing epidemics, and stock up on drugs. You have to wear a mask, wash your hands regularly, don't congregate, and use medication in a scientific and safe manner to prevent epidemics.

1, correctly wearing masks. Wearing a mask correctly is the first step, the mask is also the first line of defense. You can buy standardized general medical surgical masks, special types of work can wear N95 masks. No matter what kind of mask, it should cover the mouth and nose and fit the face completely.

2, diligent hand washing, diligent sterilization. Whether it's your workplace or your home, you should be diligent in sanitizing. You can always have alcohol wipes and hand sanitizer to quickly sanitize.

3, scientific preparation of drugs. Generally speaking, there are only four types of medicines that you need to have at home: cough suppressants, antipyretics, antibiotics, and antiviral medicines. But the preparation is not necessary is the market sales better those, for example, Lianhua Qingdian has a variety of alternative drugs.

In addition, it is important to note that some medicines can not be taken together, we are buying and taking medicines, be sure to pay attention to the instructions in the package.

Adopting good habits is still the best protection, do not spread rumors, do not believe rumors, is responsible for their own, but also responsible for others. If you encounter criminal behavior, be sure to retain the evidence, and report complaints in a timely manner!