Comments on: The fight against generics http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/fight-against-generics.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/fight-against-generics.html#comment-77745 Anonymous Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:02:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/07/the-fight-against-generics.html#comment-77745 You're all trying to pass legislation that favors you and puts more money in your pockets.<br/><br/>What's the difference? You’re all trying to pass legislation that favors you and puts more money in your pockets.

What’s the difference?

]]> By: josehttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/fight-against-generics.html#comment-77715 jose Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:55:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/07/the-fight-against-generics.html#comment-77715 seriously anon 11:32? you equate drug companies making it hard to buy equivalent, cheaper medicine to physicians attempting to alter medical liability laws? Come up with something better than that please. seriously anon 11:32? you equate drug companies making it hard to buy equivalent, cheaper medicine to physicians attempting to alter medical liability laws? Come up with something better than that please.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/fight-against-generics.html#comment-77657 Anonymous Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:38:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/07/the-fight-against-generics.html#comment-77657 A while ago, I got Wal-Mart's latest flyer, listing their four-dollar generics. There's a disclaimer about "Not available in......(certain states named).<br/><br/>Checking with pharmacists locally, as best I can tell, it's because the states named have minimum pricing laws for prescriptions. You can't charge below a certain price, and as best as I can tell, that's to protect Mom-and-Pop pharmacies from the chains. A while ago, I got Wal-Mart’s latest flyer, listing their four-dollar generics. There’s a disclaimer about “Not available in……(certain states named).

Checking with pharmacists locally, as best I can tell, it’s because the states named have minimum pricing laws for prescriptions. You can’t charge below a certain price, and as best as I can tell, that’s to protect Mom-and-Pop pharmacies from the chains.

]]> By: Josehttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/fight-against-generics.html#comment-77637 Jose Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:01:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/07/the-fight-against-generics.html#comment-77637 How stupid. If the physician wants the name brand specifically, she/he could write on the prescription: "no generic". Simple. What reason other than profit could there be for passing such a law? How stupid. If the physician wants the name brand specifically, she/he could write on the prescription: “no generic”. Simple. What reason other than profit could there be for passing such a law?

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