Patients are being forced to buy high-priced drugs and medical devices from hospital pharmacies. With hospitals increasingly operating as for-profi t businesses, these pharmacies are an important revenue source for hospitals. In essence, the in-house pharmacy is a spatial monopoly within the premises of the hospital with the patients obliged to buy from it at prices dictated by the management.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/hospital-pharmacies-retail-shops-within-corporate-hospitals
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/manu-kanchan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/private-sector
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drugs
