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Let me preface this question by saying that I've been in the industry for several years, so I get the game of what we do.

That being said, why the hell is Protopic ridiculously expensive? My husband paid a $50 co-pay and we have great PHARMACEUTICAL company commercial insurance. If I had been with him at the pharmacy, I would have refused the script at the counter. The really sickening part is that our insurance "saved us" $209.99! Really? This is a $260 cream??? Give me a break!

I like to help out a fellow sales rep as much as the next guy but please give me your sales pitch before I demand it from the office. As a brief background, my husband has a rash near his eye but he didn't receive an official diagnosis. This is not life or death, it is a rash that won't go away.

Please provide information as to the benefits of this expensive drug or I will get my answer from the doctor and nurse on my own....which is most likely not good for your company.
 












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Talk with your pharmacist..... ask the wholesale price. All consumers are being screwed by pharmacy pricing.
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You and I both know that is a BS answer, on a lot of levels. Thanks for NOT answering any of my questions. The part that is frustrating is that you couldn't tell me one positive attribute in regards to this product.

Also, WAC pricing has absolutely nothing to do with a $50 copayment. Co-pays are the same for me whether I fill at the local grocery store or a big chain pharmacy. Its your crappy managed care coverage that makes this drug so pricey for people that have insurance. Not to mention, isn't that your job to do pharmacy calls??? As a patient, no one cares about the wholesale price. I'm sure these are all great pieces of information to bring up with the office. Hopefully they will choose not to send anymore of these scripts out the door once, they realize the truth.

Thanks for the smug reply! I'm sure this kind of customer service will get you far in this ever-changing and downsizing industry. I'm glad I don't work here.
 






Definition of whine (v)
whine[ wīn ]
complain peevishly:to complain in an unreasonable, repeated, or irritating way
make high sorrowful sound:to cry, moan, or plead with a long, plaintive, high-pitched sound
utter something in whining voice:to say something in a plaintive high-pitched voice
Synonymsgrumble, gripe, complain, moan, bellyache, kvetch
 






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Definition of whine (v)
whine[ wīn ]
complain peevishly:to complain in an unreasonable, repeated, or irritating way
make high sorrowful sound:to cry, moan, or plead with a long, plaintive, high-pitched sound
utter something in whining voice:to say something in a plaintive high-pitched voice
Synonymsgrumble, gripe, complain, moan, bellyache, kvetch
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Definition of as*hole....
 






Anonymous said:
Let me preface this question by saying that I've been in the industry for several years, so I get the game of what we do.

That being said, why the hell is Protopic ridiculously expensive? My husband paid a $50 co-pay and we have great PHARMACEUTICAL company commercial insurance. If I had been with him at the pharmacy, I would have refused the script at the counter. The really sickening part is that our insurance "saved us" $209.99! Really? This is a $260 cream??? Give me a break!

I like to help out a fellow sales rep as much as the next guy but please give me your sales pitch before I demand it from the office. As a brief background, my husband has a rash near his eye but he didn't receive an official diagnosis. This is not life or death, it is a rash that won't go away.

Please provide information as to the benefits of this expensive drug or I will get my answer from the doctor and nurse on my own....which is most likely not good for your company.
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As a rep who currently sells protopic I agree with you. Apparently it is a very expensive compound to make/produce hence the hefty price tag, but thats probably half BS. The tube he got should last quite awhile so use it properly and it should last you until Protopic goes generic which is early 2014
 






Well, first of all, if you got a cream you didn't get Protopic. Secondly, if you have truly been in the industry for years then I don't have to explain to you how the income generated from one product goes to pay for R&D on another, or salaries, or the light bill. APUS has to make $ where it can before Obamacare ushers in the end. Vesicare will be dead when generic DLA hits in the next few months. I'm sure HQ is maxing out everything it can in the interim.
 






Anonymous said:
As a rep who currently sells protopic I agree with you. Apparently it is a very expensive compound to make/produce hence the hefty price tag, but thats probably half BS. The tube he got should last quite awhile so use it properly and it should last you until Protopic goes generic which is early 2014
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Thanks for the honest feedback. I appreciate it.
 






Anonymous said:
As a rep who currently sells protopic I agree with you. Apparently it is a very expensive compound to make/produce hence the hefty price tag, but thats probably half BS. The tube he got should last quite awhile so use it properly and it should last you until Protopic goes generic which is early 2014
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Protopic went generic years ago!
 






Not true dip shit!! The other formulation used for anti rejection for post organ transplant went generic a couple years ago, but not Protopic for AD. Get your facts straight jack ass!!
 


















I'm still trying to understand why someone who has a job is complaining about $50 co pay. I use protopic and with my insurance it was free so maybe you need to just be thankful you didn't have to pay full price. You need to also look at your companies insurance offering to elect a better plan if offered.
 






Completely agree - $50 is a fair price for a drug with the qualities of Protopic. Why don't you just have your hubby put a topical steroid on the rash near his eye, see how well that goes. Oh, that's right, there's risk putting steroids near the eye. That's the price you pay for premier medical treatment. I know you want to pay Kia money for a Lexus, but that's not how the world works. On a practical note, maybe you could ax your doc if there are coupons for Protopic or Elidel that would buy your $50 copay down to $10 or $20. Barring that, be grateful that you only have to pay $50 for a $225 product.
 






the most likely reason for a $50 copay is your insurance company considers eczema treatment to be a cosmetic treatment that doesn't reduce other medical costs. they only want to ensure continued premium payments not quality of life
 






Not a fan of Obamacare at all - however if it results in a restructuring of the pharm industry that substantially reduces or better yet eliminates drug reps - count me in--Drug reps are the biggest bunch of no talent self-absorbed over compensated lazy whiners I have ever seen - typlical call for you signature takers "need samples ? No ok who is the doc today ok thanks"..JHC what a worhtless bunch
 






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