Farmacias Similares

Me and the kids are glad you are not king….. GFY…(good for you, haha)

If I were king...I would outlaw nicotine, alcohol and sugar...restrict animal products...and force arugula on young kids...

Thank me later...

Unfortunately, not even a all-powerful king or absolute dictator could stop the flow of our vices.

Although the idea of forcing kids to eat arugula is very tempting.

We actively chose to NOT reproduce.

Thank us later.....

to me it is sad to see the prevalence of pharmacies in Mexico.
"Treat symptoms...not the cause..."

If I were king...I would outlaw nicotine, alcohol and sugar...restrict animal products...and force arugula on young kids...

Thank me later...

NOPE> Not necessary.

My daily use of the LA Times is gift from my brother. IF you go in and search for the LA Times, you'll get a certain number of free articles every month, just like most publications. It's a bitch, but better than not getting access to anything.

Sadly, unlike the New York Times, a digital subscription to the Los Angeles Times does not come with the ability to gift articles. And copying 'n' pasting is a no-no. We don't want to get Rob in trouble for housing copyrighted materials, do we? However, for those old enough to remember, here is the Reader's Digest version:

“To serve God and the people!” That is Dr. Simi's motto. On top of the thousands of farmacias, many with clinics right next door that offer MXN$50 visits with a doctor, the company has dozens of employees that answer calls to the “Simitel” hotline that provides free access to doctors, nutritionists and psychologists. The article goes into detail about the history of Farmacias Similares. They originally started when Mexico forced pharmaceutical companies to label the active ingredients on their containers and opened the door to generic drugs. "The same, but cheaper," was their advertising slogan.

The article also discusses the failure of the pledge of the Mexican government to provide universal health care and how Farmacias Similares has stepped in to fill the void, often rubbing some officials the wrong way but endearing themselves to the Mexican people.

To be honest, I am not doing the article justice. A highlight is a photo of a hillside neighborhood that painted their houses to create a giant mural of Dr. Simi. You might be able to directly go to this photo. Me encanta Mexico!

I opened a different browser and did not login to our digital subscription and, as Talley Ho noted, I was able to read the article using the direct link: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-03-01/la-fg-mexico-doctor-simi-mascot-healthcare-crisis

If nothing else, you can sign up for $1 a week for so many weeks and then cancel when the full price starts. It's worth it, in my humble opinion.