Is it illegal to help others buy medicine to earn the difference?

It is not illegal to be entrusted to a regular medical point to buy medicine and earn the difference.

Generally speaking, it is not illegal to help people buy things and get the difference. However, if they buy goods that require a business license, it may constitute a crime of illegal business operation. If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income.

Under what circumstances is it illegal to earn the difference?

It is illegal for employees to earn the difference. Employees violate the relevant regulations of the employer and infringe on consumers' right to know. If the amount of the difference earned is relatively large, the act constitutes a crime of job embezzlement and is sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention; If the amount is huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and may also have his property confiscated.

I hope the above content can help you. Please consult a professional lawyer if you have any other questions.

Legal basis: Article 225 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), in violation of state regulations, commits one of the following illegal business operations, disrupting market order, and if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also, or shall only, be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times his illegal income or his property shall be confiscated: (1) dealing in franchise, monopoly goods or other commodities whose business is restricted by laws and administrative regulations without permission; (2) buying and selling import and export licenses, import and export certificates of origin and other business licenses or approval documents stipulated by laws and administrative regulations; (three) without the approval of the relevant competent departments of the state, illegally engaged in securities, futures, insurance business, or illegally engaged in fund payment and settlement business; (four) other illegal business activities that seriously disrupt the market order.