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Traveller’s €2 Pharmacy Bill in Kerala Draws Global Attention to Drug Costs

Viewers used the clip to contrast India’s medicine prices with higher bills abroad.

Overview

  • Ines Faria, a 25-year-old backpacker, posted an Instagram video from a Munroe Island pharmacy showing cough syrup and three packs of throat tablets priced at ₹252.
  • She wrote that the total was about €2 and joked she might move to India because of the low bill.
  • As the video spread, commenters compared the receipt to much higher prices in their own countries.
  • Several users said Kerala’s government clinics or subsidised pharmacies could provide the same remedies for less or even free.
  • NDTV, Hindustan Times, and India Today reported on the viral post and noted it is user-generated content that they have not independently verified.