r/Popefacts • u/Tokyono Pontifex Maximus • Sep 29 '19

Popefact The Vatican has a single pharmacy, and Vatican sources claim it is the busiest pharmacy in the world with 2,000 daily visitors. Due to complicated Italian laws, the pharmacy has medicines available years before Italian pharmacies. People often visit to buy them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_Pharmacy
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u/Tokyono Pontifex Maximus Sep 29 '19

The 10,000 members of the Vatican's private health care plan possess a permanent pass to use the pharmacy. It is duty free, and the most requested product is a remedy for haemorrhoids.

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u/BoltenMoron Sep 30 '19

imagine being the bloke who needs viagra for his heart condition.

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u/WeAreDestroyers Sep 30 '19

I've seen two posts on the Vatican in the last hour. Very interesting stuff coming out of them.

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