2023-12-12 02:00:48
As part of the expansion plans of Similar Pharmacies will soon offer specialty medical consultations. This is the next step to increase your service catalog. Although there are favorable opinions among patients, multiple criticisms have been generated from health professionals.
First of all, what distinguishes the offices attached to pharmacies is that they only offer general consultations. In addition, they are also characterized by their affordable prices and by providing service instantly and without the need to remain for long periods of time in the waiting area.
Now, much of the success of this type of business has been due to the failures of the public health system. As an example, more and more beneficiaries of the IMSS and ISSSTE They prefer to pay for a pharmacy consultation in order to be attended to instantly.
Similar Pharmacies will offer specialty consultations
For its part, within the low-cost medical care businesses, the undisputed leader is Similar pharmacies. To date it has more than 7,600 branches in Mexico, Chile and Guatemala.
One of the most recent announcements was that Similar pharmacies will offer consultations with specialist doctors. The transformation will be done gradually because special clinics are planned to be built with all the requirements requested by the Federal Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris).
Surprise! Similar Pharmacies will offer specialty medical consultations
In this regard, the Dr. Carlos Daniel He published a video in which he explains both the positive and negative aspects of this decision. The most important thing is that even though he works in this chain, he has enough self-criticism to recognize that there are some things that he does wrong.
Benefits of Similar Pharmacies offering specialty consultations
About medical services with specialists at affordable prices for the entire population It is a new source of employment for health professionals with postgraduate studies It is an established brand recognized by the majority of the population It has a presence throughout the country and even abroad
Disadvantages of Similar Pharmacies offering specialty consultations
It cheapens medical services It is a brand that generates a negative opinion among many health professionals It does not offer a fixed salary to its doctors because it works through the BEST Foundation It does not offer legal benefits or other bonuses to its workers It gets people used to pay little for your health
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From the above, although at the beginning the specialty consultations in Similar Pharmacies could increase health coverage in the country, in the end there is a risk of causing the same thing that has happened with general services.
Now private general doctors who have their own offices have had to reduce the price of their services or offer an additional incentive to attract patients. Otherwise there is no way to compete against the chains that offer services between 50 and 80 pesos.
And in your case, what do you think about this new modality within Similar Pharmacies?
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