I guess the economic downturn has affected doctors
as well. Just yesterday a doctor called to have his own Crestor Rx transferred
from a local warehouse pharmacy. I called and found out that, of course, it is
out of refills (thanks for wasing our time buddy, we appreciate that). Upon
notifying the patient/doctor, he says, "That's ok, I'll write a refill for
myself" as he's handing me a $30 coupon for a new/transfer script. So basically what this boils down to
is that docs are prescribing for themselves so they can get a $30 gift card. Is
it really that bad out there?
Does that smell like an ethical issue to you? It
sure does to me.
2 comments:
Well. . . at least it wasn't a control, I guess. I'm so glad my store hasn't issued any of those stupid coupons in a long time. We will honor ones issued by other stores, but most people don't know that.
As long as its not out of his realm of specialty, ie hes not a dentist,I dont have a probelm with it. Surely the man can monitor his own cholesterol. The problem is with the drug companies and pharmacies offering such stupid coupons.
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