The system is sick and if you need drugs at the right price, go to Spain

PHARMACIES have proliferated in recent years and there are many stories about exorbitant prices being paid for medication. It has all been part of Rip-off Ireland.

There has long been a mentality in this country that it is all right to rip off insurance companies, or the state if you can get away with it. This has been the case with all forms of insurance. The price immediately goes up when an insurance company is paying the bill.

Of course, ultimately it is the consumer who pays in higher premiums.