Panamax 500mg 100 Tabs $0.39 (Limit 2/Person. Collect ONLY) & More OZBARGAIN10 Exclusive Deals @ Blackshaws Road Pharmacy [VIC]

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  bohn on 21/11/2016 - 17:27

  +10

  It's a bit of a headache for me to get to Altona North.. this will work out well.

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    Store RepBlackshawsRdPharmacy @ Blackshaws Road Pharmacy on 21/11/2016 - 17:28

    +2

    I see what you did there. :P

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  DU99 on 21/11/2016 - 17:52

  +1

  Wife goes this store,get her to drop in

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  LurvinOZB on 21/11/2016 - 18:41

  would be nice if you could trump CW's pricing on their panadol osteo (96 tabs @ $4.99) =)

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    AssociatedHugoHugo @ Blackshaws Road Pharmacy on 21/11/2016 - 18:54

    +7

    Well, how about we meet you half way and make it $5.95 (VS $6.99 at Chemist Warehouse)
    http://blackshawsroadpharmacy.com.au/index.php?rt=product/pr…

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      LurvinOZB on 21/11/2016 - 21:05

      +1

      ahhh … their price went up!

      awesome price u got though =)

• giles on 21/11/2016 - 19:37 Comment score below threshold.
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    Save Medicare on 21/11/2016 - 19:42

    +2

    Store rep any chance of offering a discount on n-acetylcysteine?

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      airal3rt on 22/11/2016 - 03:06

      Do they even stock n-acetylcysteine?

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    AssociatedHugoHugo @ Blackshaws Road Pharmacy on 21/11/2016 - 19:52

    +11

    Wow that's a first. A neg for being too cheap.

    First of all, we've limited it to 2 packs per person. And secondly, we've insisted that you come in and pick it up so a pharmacist is available for you to discuss the appropriateness of the medication.

    You are aware that people can buy Paracetamol and Ibuprofen from supermarkets, that don't offer any quantity limits or any professional oversight, right?

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      giles on 21/11/2016 - 20:13

      -3

      Thanks for responding. I don't intend this to be patronising, but I find it really commendable that you/the OP have a good range of bargains, and are willing to engage with polite, reasoned criticism.

      Yes, I'm aware that supermarkets impose no controls over these kinds of purchases. Two things about that:
      * Supermarkets also don't offer them this cheaply. Even the cheapest private label paracetamol at Woolworths is 70c per 20pk. Supermarket customers would have to buy 10 packs, costing 9 times as much. They're not promoting bulk purchase.
      * You're a pharmacy. You have a responsibility to provide good guidance on medication, and promoting bulk purchase of over-the-counter medication — 25 times the max daily dose for less than $1 — is not responsible. Your pharmacist is not going to intervene if someone wants to buy 78c worth of paracetamol.

      I'm on board that OzB shouldn't police the social or moral standards of bargains. Supermarkets don't particularly care about how unhealthily their customers consume their products, and price them accordingly. I think pharmacists are rightly among the most trusted members of the community, and their retail presence should accordingly be responsible about how they price medications.

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        AssociatedHugoHugo @ Blackshaws Road Pharmacy on 21/11/2016 - 20:55

        +16

        As a pharmacist I'll intervene if I think a medication is inappropriate whether it is a 78c sale or otherwise. Not just due to some sense of civic duty, but rather because as a registered health professional and proprietor my name is on the door and I've accepted legal liability for medications sold within the shop.

        If you have visited our store, you'd realise that we're a small business with a higher ratio of experienced staff covering the shop floor compared to other chemist franchises.

        I understand where you're coming from in regards to pharmacists and pharmacies' duty of care, and the pricing of medications to discourage inappropriate use, but I think that horse bolted when Chemist Warehouse and other big box chemist discounters came to town. Not to mention the ready availability of medications like paracetamol/ibuprofen etc available in service stations, supermarkets and Aldi.

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        Vallani on 21/11/2016 - 21:18

        @HugoHugo:

        The reality is pharmacy has been one of this country's most protected industries and many of Australia's pharmacies do not like any competition on price whatsoever. More often than not their arguments against competition are dressed up as concern for 'consumer welfare'.

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        giles on 21/11/2016 - 21:28

        @HugoHugo: Good on you Hugo — thanks for your reply.

        Like I said, it's really great to get a range of bargains — especially so from small businesses. I get that Chemist Warehouse and similar pharmacy discounters place volume above customers' actual health, and that it's tough to compete with that. Their retail attitude to people's health is truly lamentable. I hope you agree.

        And my criticism isn't directed at your capability as a pharmacist. I'm sorry to infer that you're bad at your job. That wasn't my intent.

        You're also a retailer, though, and you must realise that price drives consumer behaviour — obviously you do, which is why you would advertise a (probable) loss leader to bring people in store.

        It's just that the behaviour you're driving is the equivalent of someone buying 10 packs of the cheapest paracetamol from the supermarket at 1/9 of the price — behaviour that would seem odd to anyone. The fact that it's a pharmacy promoting it legitimises that kind of purchase behaviour, because you're implicitly trusted with people's health.

        I hope your promotion does well; I'm glad you and your colleagues are looking out for your customers; and I hope you get people in store — I'm a big fan of small business.

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    4agte on 21/11/2016 - 19:53

    +5

    What a lousy reason to neg. I'm sure if I had a Paracetamol adddiction the regular $2 price won't break the bank. Have you ever read the voting guidelines?

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      giles on 22/11/2016 - 13:33

      +1

      Paracetamol is non-addictive (although some junk science websites suggest otherwise).

      If you take too much, you don't get addicted, you get liver damage.

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  shiningstars on 21/11/2016 - 21:34

  +5

  I think this pharmacy is part of shop small as well. Spend $20 get 10 amex cashback if you have not used them all up.

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    AssociatedHugoHugo @ Blackshaws Road Pharmacy on 21/11/2016 - 23:20

    +1

    Yes, we are. You'll need to come in and do it through the EFTPOS machine though. It doesn't work through PayPal.

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  Ilovefree on 21/11/2016 - 23:06

  Doesn't work for me. Expired?

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    AssociatedHugoHugo @ Blackshaws Road Pharmacy on 21/11/2016 - 23:19

    Oops, sorry - I had to reset it again. It should work now.

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      Ilovefree on 21/11/2016 - 23:31

      Thanks works now!

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  MATTDAMON on 22/11/2016 - 02:02

  I prefer real painkillers, oxy/vic/forte/panth

  No point doing things halfway.

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  jaybo on 22/11/2016 - 08:43

  +1

  omg a local ozbargain! :D
  i'll drop by later today…hehehe

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  Winston100s on 22/11/2016 - 12:24

  Telfast 180mg 70tabs at Chemist Warehouse are $30 so they aren't much of a bargain. Cashback $5 the come down to $25

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    Store RepBlackshawsRdPharmacy @ Blackshaws Road Pharmacy on 22/11/2016 - 12:59

    +1

    Fair enough - the 70 pack is $0.35/tablet whereas our 50 pack (which isn't available from Chemist Warehouse) is $0.43/tablet. They also have 30 tablets for $17.99 which is $0.60 a tablet. So we're offering the halfway point along the pricing continuum.
    Also their shipping is $8.95 whereas we're charging $5. :)

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  mp3police on 22/11/2016 - 18:51

  Just bought this for $4.50 from ebay :(

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  Oliver on 22/11/2016 - 21:12

  How do you feel about cheapening the pharmacy industry and not promoting OUM with "We have Panamax at $0.39 per pack"?

  Genuinely curious.

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    greatlamp on 23/11/2016 - 07:44

    That's a bit of a narrow view. They aren't allowed to complete against the big box discounters?