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| That s very sad to be charged for getting information at the pharmacy; it will encourage people to speak less with the pharmacist and cause a lot of incident among some patient who doesnt know how to use the medicine.That s a ashame for such a rich country! and unfair for the patient in pain.I dont really see where my tax is going to then.
Is therefore the healthsystem here just a big business for making money (profit)?then i understand why the swiss themselves are going abroad for healthcare.That s just very sad. | |
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If you always go to the same pharmacie they would have a dossier for you and any conflict with a new drug prescription would be automatically indicated by the computer programme they all use.
In your case you had to use another pharmacie out of normal hours and you asked if the new drug was in conflict with another you were taking.They would therefore had to establish a dossier and enter the details and for this they are entitled to make a standard charge which is agreed by the insurers.
As for the health system existing to generate profits, the insurers have to operate the basic health system on a non-profit making basis. Any surplus at the end of the year goes into their reserves to be used when they make a loss. For example, Helsanna recently announced a loss of 215 million Swiss francs. See this.