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Mumbai: ‘How will the customers know about discounts if we do not advertise it?’
Updated On: 01 March, 2024 07:03 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
MSPC issued a notice warning the medical shop owners against the discount advertisements run by them
MSPC issued a public notice on Thursday. Representation pic
The Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council (MSPC) issued a public notice on Thursday stating that some medical shop owners are violating fair trade practices by displaying discount boards and advertising such incentives on social media. “Registered pharmacists are expected to object to such activity. This act is immoral and illegal as per chapters 7 and 8 of Pharmacy Practice Regulations 2015 framed under the provisions of the Pharmacy Act 1948,” the MSPC notice reads.
Even as this benefits consumers, the rationale is that while big businesses will profit from such advertisements, it can lead to unhealthy competition with smaller pharmacists who may not be able to provide heavy discounts to everybody.
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