WILLEMSTAD - Prices for products in Curaçao pharmacies can vary significantly, according to the Fundashon pa Konsumidó. Differences can be as much as sixteen guilders for the same product.
For example, a 200 ml Nivea soothing tonic costs 6.95 guilders in some pharmacies, while the same tonic costs 23.16 guilders at Sòrsaka pharmacy.
The study, conducted across 29 pharmacies, compared a total of 97 products. Pharmacy Cerrito had the best selection, with 74 of the 97 products available. Pharmacy Groot Piscadera followed with 71 products, while pharmacies Mahaai and Novo each had 64 products in their inventory.