snoop1130 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 BANGKOK (NNT) - Starting today (October 18), the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) retails antigen test kits at 40 baht per unit, which is well below the market price, at eight of its retail stores. Two million SARS-CoV-2 antigen test kits (ATKs) which have been approved for public use by the Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are sold at eight branches of the GPO as follows: 1. Ratchathewi branch (head office), opposite Ramathibodi Hospital (Tel. 0-2203-8847, 0-2203-8849) 2. Yotse branch, next to Hua Chiew Hospital (Tel. 0-2222-5931, 0-2225-6367) 3. Jaran Sanitwong branch (Tel. 0-2412-9377) 4. Deves branch, opposite Bank of Thailand (Tel. 0-2282-0729) 5. Rangsit branch, near Si Mum Mueang Market (Tel. 0-2536-3526, 0-2536-4086) 6. Department of Medical Services branch (Tel. 0-2951-0925, 0-2590-6034) 7. Tropical Medicine branch, near Siam Commercial Bank (Tel. 0-2354-9061) 8. The Government Complex branch (Tel. 0-2143-8768) GPO is considering purchasing more ATKs to cater to the increasing demand and will add an online channel to facilitate people who could not travel to these branches. For more information, please contact the GPO hotline at 1648. -- © Copyright NNT 2021-10-18 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internationalism Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 probably they are chinese Lepo. I got them for 85b bulk order. Tomorrow I will call what is the limit in one purchase. I will save myself space from bringing them from europe supermarkets where they sell from 70cent so 27b and top up my luggage with french cheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ukrules Posted October 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2021 Very convenient for me here in Hua Hin, should I go on a road trip to Bangkok and hope there's some left when I arrive? 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post internationalism Posted October 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2021 ups, I have seen pictures from those venues, hundreds of buyers without social distancing and a lot of mass media. Probably tomorrow most of the tests will be at street markets at 200b - some 35b below pharmacy price 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 (edited) From their FB page.. Spot the typo ???? https://www.facebook.com/thailandprd/posts/4726879967335380 Edited October 18, 2021 by kotsak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 "...retails antigen test kits at 40 baht per unit, which is well below the market price,..." another fine example of government screwing up free markets; in this case pharmacies. How is it possible to sell below market price? Oh, tax payer makes up the difference.... which also cuts income to pharmacies as who would buy from them who have to pay real costs for items and taxes on earnings. Fortunately only 8 stores doing this harebrained scheme. Reminds of some years ago when gov decided to compete with street food vendors, undercutting prices and putting these small businesses out of business. Any of them take Econ 101? 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internationalism Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 (edited) as I have red on social media Lepu can be bought directly from manufacturer and in modest quantities of thousands for $1 so 33b. Any covid medicines and equipment is not taxed in thailand, so the gpo is making some profit and certainly they made a large profit on the remaining 5mln imported. Probably for them it's a publicity campaign for this atk and the next order will be 70 or 700mln. They have invited all media, even allowing them behind cashiers, to make better angle at faces of crowds Edited October 18, 2021 by internationalism 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Excellent, now just put a few hundred thousand at the airport, let us get tested there and then FREED into society. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post placeholder Posted October 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2021 11 hours ago, Emdog said: "...retails antigen test kits at 40 baht per unit, which is well below the market price,..." another fine example of government screwing up free markets; in this case pharmacies. How is it possible to sell below market price? Oh, tax payer makes up the difference.... which also cuts income to pharmacies as who would buy from them who have to pay real costs for items and taxes on earnings. Fortunately only 8 stores doing this harebrained scheme. Reminds of some years ago when gov decided to compete with street food vendors, undercutting prices and putting these small businesses out of business. Any of them take Econ 101? Definitely when it's a matter of a public health emergency you wouldn't want to do anything to increase adoption of testing if it lessens the profits of pharmacies. Because, you know, profits are sacred; human life, not so much. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Very soon there will be no need of PCR testing. Await a huge drop in the number of reported cases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 17 hours ago, snoop1130 said: The Government Complex branch Sorry I couldn't let that one go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 4 hours ago, placeholder said: Definitely when it's a matter of a public health emergency you wouldn't want to do anything to increase adoption of testing if it lessens the profits of pharmacies. Because, you know, profits are sacred; human life, not so much. Do you work for free, or did you? Profits (or taxes on profits) is what gave you money to live on. Better would be to supply test kits to pharmacies with fixed price that includes some profit. The distribution network already exists. Compare the choke hold gov has had on vaccine distribution here... some say for under the counter payoffs... and getting vaccine to public was a matter of "public health emergency". The USA has gone the route of using pharmacies and health outlets. If I were back in US, I could walk to nearby Walgreen's and have my choice of J&J, Pfizer or Moderna... no charge, no waiting... 1/2 a year plus ago. You seem to present this as a false either/or choice. And yes, it is possible to make profits AND serve humanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placeholder Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Emdog said: Do you work for free, or did you? Profits (or taxes on profits) is what gave you money to live on. Better would be to supply test kits to pharmacies with fixed price that includes some profit. The distribution network already exists. Compare the choke hold gov has had on vaccine distribution here... some say for under the counter payoffs... and getting vaccine to public was a matter of "public health emergency". The USA has gone the route of using pharmacies and health outlets. If I were back in US, I could walk to nearby Walgreen's and have my choice of J&J, Pfizer or Moderna... no charge, no waiting... 1/2 a year plus ago. You seem to present this as a false either/or choice. And yes, it is possible to make profits AND serve humanity But the govt. isn't asking anyone to work for free, is it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolalol Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 do they have to grab every single penny?..... "Yes" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xonax Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 (edited) Bought a few last week in my local "wholesale" Pharmacy in Bangkok. Price 85 Baht/pc. Brand name Gica. They said that the exact same tests were sold in 7-eleven. Not worth it for me to travel acrross the city. I live in Bangkok, but the nearest GPO shop on the list is 20 kms away. Edited October 19, 2021 by Xonax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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