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I've been looking into Specialty Pharmacy and think I have a pretty good handle on who the specialty pharmacy players are, but would like some feedback. Who are the top 5 Specialty Pharmacies?
Pay sucks as well at Caremark. Run the place like a sweatshop...no chance of ever sniffing a bonus while flogging you all the way home. Docs have no respect for the Caremark brand and the operational service provided adds validity to their argument. Only chance of selling the service is pullthrough of exclusive contracts. No $ in that!
Too bad offices hate Caremark. If you are getting any business it is by default because of managed care in your area. Offices hate the poor service, period.
I've been looking into Specialty Pharmacy and think I have a pretty good handle on who the specialty pharmacy players are, but would like some feedback. Who are the top 5 Specialty Pharmacies?
There is no leader of all specialty pharmacy. You have to pick based on the specialty.
PAH and Hemophelia - Accredo
Hep C - Curascript
Fertility - Freedom Pharmacy
Other specialties may go to Caremark
Yeah until your ten year agreement runs out in 2014 with CVS not to touch "CarePlus"s business model, and they shut you all down and move your business to their Central model. Don't you find it weird they are forcing you to transfer CareMark PBM prescriptions to their central model already?
By far the best model is what Walgreens is doing placing their Specialty Pharmacies in Hospital systems in strategic areas around the US.
Actually not....compensation based on growth of OPEN business only. It is easy to bash Caremark but Caremark still has the biggest share of OPEN business out of all the SP's. It is easy to take shots at the big dog.
Yeah until your ten year agreement runs out in 2014 with CVS not to touch "CarePlus"s business model, and they shut you all down and move your business to their Central model. Don't you find it weird they are forcing you to transfer CareMark PBM prescriptions to their central model already?
By far the best model is what Walgreens is doing placing their Specialty Pharmacies in Hospital systems in strategic areas around the US.
THIS. Walgreens is stepping it up strategically which will serve them well. As long as they don't hire any more lameass reps who ruin the brand image with customers, they will be fine.