Apart from many e-commerce websites, including Amazon, Flipkart, the rates of oximeters are also different on companies that make online delivery of medicines. These include online pharmacy platforms such as Netmeds, 1mg.
On the one hand, people are suffering the havoc of Corona, while the scarcity of oxygen has kept doctors and hospitals in worry. The government is trying its best to provide enough oxygen to hospitals. But the profiteering hawk of the market is not coming. Oxygen measuring machine oximeter which is usually 800 to 900 rupees. 2000 rupees are being charged for that. According to the report of the Times of India, profiteers are selling it to the people for 2000 rupees because of the shortage of oximeter.
Talking about online, different companies are charging different prices. In fact, in the second wave of Kovid 19, due to the difficulty of breathing in people, the demand for oximeter has increased rapidly. At the same time, due to non-production of oxytor in India, the supply has also been affected. India imports oximeters, but these days sudden increase in demand is taking advantage of some market profiteers.
What is the rate on e-commerce platform
While arbitrary prices are being charged for the oximeter in offline, its prices are different on online and some e-commerce platforms as well. Various e-commerce platforms, including Amazon, Flipkart, have oximeters from various companies and can be purchased from Rs 1000 to Rs 1500. However, even on these platforms, the price of some oximeter is 2000 rupees or more.
Also available on these platforms
Apart from many e-commerce websites, including Amazon, Flipkart, the rates of oximeters are also different on companies that make online delivery of medicines. These include online pharmacy platforms such as Netmeds, PharmEG, 1mg. These online platforms are providing more devices besides oximeter. At the same time, if you have to take Corona medicines from these platforms, then you will have to show the doctor’s prescription. Actually, through the oximeter, patients can measure the label of oxygen in the body in their home. In view of the prevailing situation in the hospitals, such patients who do not have more severe symptoms are trying to protect themselves with oximeter. Now, in such an arbitrary way, people will get further aggravated due to its price.
