HEALTH: Prescription medicine prices vary hugely across pharmacies, survey finds
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The cost of commonly used prescription drugs can almost double between one pharmacy in the State and another, according to a new study.
Wide price variations and a lack of price transparency in the pharmacy sector are highlighted in the study by researchers at Trinity College Dublin and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). None of the more than 1,500 pharmacies surveyed displayed prices on their websites, and one in eight that replied to a call or email did not provide a price, despite regulatory guidance stating pharmacies should provide medicine prices to patients.
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