Too Bad I Take Things Seriously-Chapter 494 - 206: You Really Can’t Get Into This Hospital!_3

And the inexpensive drugs were all placed in corners. The medicine Su Yongnian bought for 288 yuan a box was also placed in the most conspicuous spot. It was probably the best-selling one. Crucially, that medicine did not have the "National Medicine Permit" mark.

In fact, the drugs in pharmacies all seem to be medicines, but there are significant differences. There are regular drugs, health supplements, and health food medicines. In earlier years, many pharmacies would sell counterfeit drugs, disguising health supplements—medicines without side effects—as regular therapeutic medicines for sale.

When purchasing non-prescription medicines in pharmacies, one should carefully examine each drug’s label. If it lacks the "National Medicine Permit," it is not a regular therapeutic drug. If it says "National Health Food," it is a health supplement. And if it says "Health Food Health," it is likely counterfeit. This is because "Health Food Health" was abolished years ago, and any medicines now using this designation are produced by small workshops with no guarantee of safety. Additionally, if it says "Health Food Certificate," then it is food. It doesn’t even qualify as a health supplement, let alone cure diseases and save people.

So, when buying non-prescription drugs privately, try to choose those with the "National Medicine Permit." These drugs have been tested and are safer with fewer side effects.

After ten minutes, Qin Mu had scoured the entire pharmacy. He searched his mind several times for the provisions of the "Medical Law" and "Pharmaceutical Supervision Law," but found no violations by the pharmacy. This pharmacy was extremely legitimate. The medicines inside had the National Medicine Permit mark, and there were also health supplements. There were no counterfeit drugs with the "Health Food Health" label. The only thing suspicious was that some of the medicines were exorbitantly priced. He even saw a box of folic acid priced at over two thousand yuan.

However, according to the current "Pharmaceutical Supervision Law," major pharmacies have the right to set their own prices. Drug prices are not strictly regulated. Even if extremely high, as long as the price is clearly marked, it falls within legal limits. The experience Su Yongnian went through clearly involved a willing buyer and a willing seller.

"I say, you’ve been wandering around for a long time. Are you going to buy any medicine or not?" the pharmacy owner frowned and asked unhappily.

Qin Mu chuckled. Since he hadn’t found anything, he could only leave the pharmacy. If he stayed any longer, he figured he would arouse the owner’s suspicions.

「Afternoon.」

Qin Mu returned to the nursing home. As soon as he arrived in the yard, Zhang Qingyuan and the others, along with Su Yongnian, crowded around him.

"Xiao Qin, how did it go? Did you report them? Did they get arrested?"

"Did the hospital collapse? Was the pharmacy sealed up?"

"Did you get Old Su’s money back?"

"How many years might the other party get sentenced?"

The crowd was all talking at once, eager to know the outcome.

Hearing everyone’s questions, Qin Mu’s face darkened. They made it sound like he was out to plunder and rob.

"I just went to see a doctor and then... spent a little over three hundred yuan," Qin Mu said after a moment’s thought, telling the truth.

His trip to the hospital hadn’t yielded much. His biggest realization was that one shouldn’t casually visit a hospital. It was just a minor nasal congestion, yet one visit cost him several hundred yuan. The price was just too steep.

"Three hundred? Why doesn’t that hospital just rob people?"

"Exactly! They could just rob people, but instead, they pretend to be a hospital, putting on such a civilized front."

"Over two hundred in testing fees! Can’t the doctor make a diagnosis on their own?"

"If everything requires an instrument for testing, then what do I need a doctor for?"

After hearing this, everyone was outraged. They were all aware of Qin Mu’s nasal congestion. Strictly speaking, it wasn’t even worth mentioning as an ailment. Yet even so, after a trip to the hospital, three hundred yuan was gone.

"This is relatively standard. Western medical treatment is costly, and that pharmacy didn’t sell counterfeit drugs, so there’s no way to have them sent away for producing and selling counterfeit drugs," Qin Mu sighed and continued.

In the pharmaceutical industry, many actions actually border on criminal law, for example, the crime of producing and selling counterfeit drugs. This charge refers to the production and sale of counterfeit drugs that could seriously harm human health.

Regarding sentencing, under general circumstances, the penalty is up to three years in prison or detention, and a fine. If it causes serious harm to human health or there are other serious circumstances, the penalty is three to ten years in prison, and a fine. If it results in death or there are other particularly serious circumstances, the penalty can be ten years to life in prison, or even the death penalty, along with a fine or confiscation of property. This is one of the few crimes in criminal law that can result in the death penalty.

To be guilty of this crime, two conditions need to be met: producing and selling counterfeit drugs, and causing serious harm to human health. If the produced and sold counterfeit drugs have no significant side effects, then it does not constitute this crime.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that selling counterfeit drugs goes unpunished; it would constitute the crime of producing and selling substandard products. As long as the sales reach fifty thousand yuan or more, criminal liability can be pursued.

However, this Wanantang pharmacy did not sell counterfeit drugs. The medicine priced at 288 yuan a box was within the drug pricing limits. Even complaining to the Pharmaceutical Supervision Bureau or the Health and Health Commission wouldn’t have much effect. Their brazen sale of overpriced medicines clearly showed they had eliminated all potential risks.

Similar situations had already become common practice in the pharmaceutical industry. The pharmacy’s drugs were compliant with the law, offering both expensive and affordable options. They were clearly priced, and there was no deception. They violated neither the "Price Law" nor the "Drug Management Law."