ianek70 29.11.05, 14:37 I'm sure there's a reason, but is it a good one? Odpowiedz Link czytaj wygodnie posty
varsovian Re: Why are there so many chemist's in Poland? 29.11.05, 14:40 They are waiting for the big chains to arrive and then they will have a real opportunity to complain about something. Odpowiedz Link
ianek70 Re: Why are there so many chemist's in Poland? 29.11.05, 14:53 varsovian napisał: > They are waiting for the big chains to arrive and then they will have a real > opportunity to complain about something. Hmm. Hadn't thought of that. When cheap medicines arrive in Poland, half the country'll immediately OD on cough syrup and painkillers. Odpowiedz Link
nasza_maggie Re: Why are there so many chemist's in Poland? 29.11.05, 15:25 haven't you noticed that, that is what they're doing already? I mean, how many medicine adverts do you see during 3 minutes on tv (especially in winter). A nation of hypochondriacs, as far as I'm concenred. My aunt works in an apteka in a town where there is a population of rouchly 4,000. There are 3 chemists! It takes roughly 2 minutes to drive thru the whole town, on the main street running thru it! Odpowiedz Link
varsovian Re: Why are there so many chemist's in Poland? 29.11.05, 15:30 nasza_maggie napisała: > haven't you noticed that, that is what they're doing already? > I mean, how many medicine adverts do you see during 3 minutes on tv (especially > > in winter). A nation of hypochondriacs, as far as I'm concenred. > > My aunt works in an apteka in a town where there is a population of rouchly > 4,000. There are 3 chemists! > It takes roughly 2 minutes to drive thru the whole town, on the main street > running thru it! > > So that's why you are such a prolific writer on the net - nothing going on in the street. Still, I commute to Warsaw and the place I live in is just as exciting as yours. 3 chemists, eh? A veritable metropolis! Odpowiedz Link
nasza_maggie Re: Why are there so many chemist's in Poland? 29.11.05, 15:33 no no! my aunt lives there Although it is a preety place just outside Warsaw I'm just lucky enough to visit once in a while Odpowiedz Link
varsovian Re: Why are there so many chemist's in Poland? 29.11.05, 15:47 nasza_maggie napisała: > no no! my aunt lives there Although it is a preety place just outside Warsaw > I'm just lucky enough to visit once in a while Oh God, am I the only one who doesn't live in the big smoke? Odpowiedz Link
nasza_maggie Re: Why are there so many chemist's in Poland? 29.11.05, 15:55 not everyone can afford to live outside it! Odpowiedz Link
russh Re: Why are there so many chemist's in Poland? 29.11.05, 16:34 And I thought it was only my lot! My 'other half' is Polish, and as I've said before, I don't manage to get out much; but the trips to the apteka are the daily (slight exaggeration) highlight. In the UK, the medicine cupboard (an old shoe box) was full of paracetamol (the morning after the night before) and plasters (I did lots of DIY). Now, I'm considering getting into business as an Apteka; or even better a pharmaceutical wholesaler! There's no more room in the house, but the stiff still keeps arriving. Is there an Apteka's Anonymous in Poland? Odpowiedz Link
varsovian Re: Why are there so many chemist's in Poland? 29.11.05, 16:44 The whole world is hypochondriac (how do you spell that?). The Brits aren't. We're the weirdos. Stuff the fact that pills don't help that much, you should buy the little buggers to boost the economy. Vitamins are a load of crud too (excl. B6 and B12 plus folic acid, now don't go on drinking that milk - don't you realise it is terrible for you, esp men as it is a major cause in prostate cancer worldwide, whereas really dark chocolate when eaten together with brazil nuts increases your libido unless you've got nut allergies but then again brazil nuts aren't really nuts, and are you getting enough omega 3 and 6, but you have to get them in the right proportions otherwise it's baaaad news, and a friend of mine had Hodgkins and an incredibly low blood count but his mother read in the Reader's Digest about shark fin oil boosting your blood count so he started taking it and immediately got back to normal ... can I breathe now please?) I'm not paranoid! Odpowiedz Link
nasza_maggie Re: Why are there so many chemist's in Poland? 29.11.05, 16:47 russh napisał: > Now, I'm considering getting into business as an Apteka; or even better a > pharmaceutical wholesaler! There's no more room in the house, but the stiff > still keeps arriving. Is there an Apteka's Anonymous in Poland? If your family need 'Aptekas Anonymous' then my lot, especially the older lot need a 'Radio Maryja Anonymous' Seriously, Poles do love their medicine. I have no idea exactly why. Maybe the advertising is so agressive? Maybe older people have a lower sense of security here and it's gives them the feeling of protection? (ok, maybe a little too philosophical but stilll) Maybe it because of Chernobyl? I have this feeling, that this fabulous nation seems to want to grab everything with both hands a.s.a.p because someone might come and 'take it away' from them. It must be the history.. Odpowiedz Link
ianek70 Re: Why are there so many chemist's in Poland? 29.11.05, 16:54 nasza_maggie napisała: > I have this feeling, that this fabulous nation seems to want to grab everything > > with both hands a.s.a.p because someone might come and 'take it away' from > them. It must be the history.. It's the same with bananas. All major Polish stations have at least a dozen stalls or shops with huge piles of bananas outside them. If you ask Poles why they like bananas so much, they say it's because there didn't use to be any. "Yes," you say impishly (having already asked 400 people and thus knowing the answer), "but why do you like them SO MUCH?" "Because in the old days, there WEREN'T ANY." Odpowiedz Link
nasza_maggie Re: Why are there so many chemist's in Poland? 30.11.05, 00:39 Ian that is true indeed, and I will tell you maybe some day about my own banana experience which preety much applies to your story. Odpowiedz Link
kylie1 Re: Why are there so many chemist's in Poland? 29.11.05, 20:45 Well, we have plenty of pharmacists in Canada and I think there are three good reasons for that that I can think of: 1. They are very well paid 2. Big pharmaceutical companies are famous for offering big employee benefits like leave,compensation packages and many other little perks, such as on-site fitness and exotic trips around the world. Who doesn't like that? 3.They monitor the use of over the counter drugs that ARE still over the counter but might not be down the road: I am talking about Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, Ibuprofen - why? Because they are used to make crystal meth and it's very simple to set up a home lab and have this drug made right at home. Recognition, awareness, and safety is very important when selling drugs. For that raeson pharmacists work closely with authorities and there is a strong recognition and awareness on safety of crystal meth and other street drugs. Could that apply to Poland? Odpowiedz Link