Aarondeep - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Choosing the correct tactics (Score 1) 491

by Aarondeep on Thursday December 01, 2011 @02:29PM (#38229096) Attached to: Patent Expires On Best Selling Drug of All Time

Pfizer has simply made exclusivity agreements that pharmacies would not sell generic versions of atorvastatin. This might be bad for the consumer (price-wise, not health-wise), but they can always go to a different pharmacy if theirs refuses to sell the generic.

This is totally incorrect. The pharmacist does no such thing (i'm a pharmacist). Going to a different pharmacy won't do anything.
It's the pharmacy benefit manager that determines this (PBM). The PBM contracts with health plans to manage the pharmacy benefit of a plan. These guys eg Medco, Express-Scripts create exclusive agreements with manufacturers that will force patients to use a brand name when a generic is available because Pfizer is giving a rebate to the PBM. It's two monopolies working together to stick it to the consumer and health plan. Where does that rebate go? In the pockets of the PBM and Pfizer. It's disgusting

Comcast Awarded the Golden Poo Award 286

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday April 27, 2010 @12:25PM from the you-will-receive-your-award-between-8-and-12 dept.

ISoldat53 writes "The Consumerist has awarded Comcast the Golden Poo award for the worst company in America. From the article: 'After four rounds of bloody battle against some of the most publicly reviled businesses in America, Comcast can now run up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and hold its hands high in victory — it has bested everyone else to earn the title of Worst Company In America for 2010.'"

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