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These marketplaces emerged as a culture in China, implying not only banditry but also a form of rebellion and the lack of state control. [4] For some observers, SciPhone was part of the rip-off products that came to represent the people's resistance to the dominant cultural values in the country. [4]
A dupe (duplicate) or knockoff is a product similar in appearance, functionality, or design to a higher-end, often more expensive, branded item but sold at a much lower price. Unlike counterfeit products , dupes do not copy trademarked brand names or logos and are often sold at mainstream retailers.
Hydro One is a holding company with four subsidiaries, the largest being Hydro One Networks.It operates 98% of the high voltage transmission grid throughout Ontario, and serves 1.4 million customers in rural areas across the province in its capacity as Ontario's largest distribution utility.
A price survey may look at up to 50 medicines. There are 14 global core medicines that enable international comparisons, 16 regional core medicines that enable regional comparisons, and 20 supplementary medicines that are locally important. When comparing prices, one dosage form and strength is specified for each medicine.
A ripoff (or rip-off) is a grossly unfavorable financial transaction.It originated as slang that has entered into standard English usage as a business term. [1]Usually it refers to an incident in which a person is overcharged for something, or receives goods or services not of the standard expected for the price.
Rip-off Britain is an expression used by some to refer to the phenomenon in which some products and services cost significantly more in the United Kingdom than in other countries, especially member states of the European Union and the United States, than a basic currency conversion would permit.
The guide has been published annually since 1986 with the World Health Organization becoming involved in 2000, [2] [3] though has not been updated since 2015. [4] The prices in the guide are specifically for low and middle income countries (LMIC). [2] There are two sources of price data in the guide: Buyers and Suppliers.
Hydrocodone plus homatropine (Hycodan) in the form of small tablets for coughing and especially neuropathic moderate pain (the homatropine, an anticholinergic, is useful in both of those cases and is a deterrent to intentional overdose) was more widely used than Dicodid and was labelled as a cough medicine in the United States whilst Vicodin ...