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Same Ibuprofen, Different Prices !
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When I was buying some Ibuprofen this morning, I noticed the following anomaly ::
"Feminax" 342 mg Ibuprofen Lysine....£4:35
"Nurofen" 342 mg Ibuprofen Lysine....£2:99
Ordinary, generic Ibuprofen......about..£1.50
Three packs, containing exactly the same drug, in exactly the same amounts, but hugely different prices ! The Feminax came in a FAB pink box, obviously to appeal to women, and was marketed as especially good for period pains !
I seem to recall Watchdog have something on this last year. Why would anybody pay £4:35, when they can get exactly the same thing for a third of the price ? Has the world gone mad ?
"Feminax" 342 mg Ibuprofen Lysine....£4:35
"Nurofen" 342 mg Ibuprofen Lysine....£2:99
Ordinary, generic Ibuprofen......about..£1.50
Three packs, containing exactly the same drug, in exactly the same amounts, but hugely different prices ! The Feminax came in a FAB pink box, obviously to appeal to women, and was marketed as especially good for period pains !
I seem to recall Watchdog have something on this last year. Why would anybody pay £4:35, when they can get exactly the same thing for a third of the price ? Has the world gone mad ?
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