tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037665037475387929.post1224661827589648552..comments2023-04-02T04:12:22.602-05:00Comments on Ms Sparrow: Peter Coyote, this means you!Ms Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037665037475387929.post-76933413701825865932009-05-06T06:18:00.000-05:002009-05-06T06:18:00.000-05:00Spouse and I own a gift business. Also, I have a l...Spouse and I own a gift business. Also, I have a little knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry.Beviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285435228657659873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037665037475387929.post-76236350040277859592009-05-06T01:24:00.000-05:002009-05-06T01:24:00.000-05:00Well luckily I don't watch television, so I can re...Well luckily I don't watch television, so I can remain unswayed by the voice-over seduction attempt! But it sure does seem like dirty pool.Olde Dame Penniwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11871888334179316997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037665037475387929.post-77436726500374893312009-05-05T17:54:00.000-05:002009-05-05T17:54:00.000-05:00Wow! The Wall-Mart factor rears its ugly head agai...Wow! The Wall-Mart factor rears its ugly head again. All the behind-the-scenes wheeling and dealing sorta makes you sick. They take advantage of their employees and customers every chance they get. (Have you worked in the distribution field in the past?)Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037665037475387929.post-52034275873086840942009-05-05T11:14:00.000-05:002009-05-05T11:14:00.000-05:00I have to be careful what I say here. However, suf...I have to be careful what I say here. However, suffice to say that the drug companies do not sit at the top of the heap. They are played off, one against each other, by the big distribution companies. These are the companies which make purchases in such large quantities they pretty much control what they will pay. (Like what Wal-Mart does.)<br /><br />And while it is not so easy for end-of-the-line consumers to return medications, it is VERY easy for these distribution companies to return product. Which they do. Often. VERY often.<br /><br />The bottom line, of course, is that we who sit at the end of the chain have to pay horrendous prices for the medicines we need, or be forced to take lower-grade generics by insurance companies - who are also ripping off both the pharmacies and the end consumer.<br /><br />And for the record, I agree with you about the advertising.Beviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285435228657659873noreply@blogger.com