Pharmacists at crossroads over rebate ban

Since the two-way sanctions guideline aiming to punish rebate takers and givers takes effect from November 28, pharmacists are standing at crossroads in dealing with wholesalers.

Under the new guideline, pharmacists will get a financial incentive up to 2.8 percent a month over undue payment of drugs, when they settle the invoice within one month.
However, if pharmacists make a settlement fo...