2023-08-01 02:00:28
According to Cofepris, the offices attached to pharmacies offer more daily medical consultations than the IMSS.
Cheap clinics are often frowned upon by doctors due to the low wages they offer their workers.
An advertisement for Farmacias del Ahorro with the legend “Our consultation is free, your contribution to the doctor is voluntary” has been poorly received by doctors.
One of the leading companies in the health field in Mexico is involved in a controversy. Is about Savings Pharmacies and all part of an advertisement that intends to attract patients although the result has not been well received by doctors. The reason is because it indirectly denigrates the entire union by promoting free medical consultations.
The preferred means of care for patients
To date, clinics attached to pharmacies enjoy wide popularity among patients. According to the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris), these types of spaces already offer more consultations per day than the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).
When this model emerged a little over two decades ago, its main attraction was economic because the consultations were cheap. While today it is different because there is a new incentive and it is time because the service is immediate.
Farmacias del Ahorro causes the anger of doctors
Now is the time to talk about a campaign of Savings Pharmacies It has been poorly received by health professionals. It all started from a user post @drlangosta where he shared the new announcement of this company.
The image shows the legend: “Our consultation is free, your contribution to the doctor is voluntary.” The message has automatically caused strong outrage among doctors, considering that it is an attack on their profession.
Within the comments, various criticisms are observed, inferring that they are treated with contempt. They also claim that it reduces patient care to a minimum.
For their part, other voices mention that this type of advertisement devalues the work of general practitioners. Each one must study for seven years to obtain the necessary diploma to practice the profession.
CHTM @FAhorro . That’s the whole tweet. pic.twitter.com/hYRGRaxlwV
— Dr. Langosta R18 ® ???????? (@drlangosta) July 29, 2023
In addition, the taste for patient care is not at odds with financial compensation. In the end, it is a professional job and deserves to receive a fair and dignified payment for its realization.
Salary offered to doctors by pharmacies
On the other hand, this situation has revived the discussion about the low wages that doctors who work in offices attached to pharmacies usually receive. And in addition, it is also constantly denounced that none receive benefits or other types of benefits.
Based on research based on Indeed, a job search portal detected a vacancy for a general practitioner at Farmacias del Ahorro in Campeche. In exchange for a full working day, a salary of 12 thousand pesos per month was offered.
While this panorama also extends to other competing businesses. On the same portal, another vacancy was observed for a general practitioner at Fundación Best, which administers Farmacias Similares. In his case, the salary varies between 8,000 and 10,000 pesos per month to work in Tultitlán in the State of Mexico.
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