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I don't doubt the proposal existed... But can someone explain why this is a good idea even assuming a lack of ethics? Would this really have changed the behavio
by creato 6y ago
I don't doubt the proposal existed... But can someone explain why this is a good idea even assuming a lack of ethics? Would this really have changed the behavior of pharmacies somehow? Pharmacies don't have any influence over prescriptions, do they?
- cguess 6y agoEven considering such an idea is enough for it to get in writing or presented is such an egregious lapse of ethics that whomever does it should be fired immediately. "Sorry we know you're going to lose customers if they die, what if we make up the difference for you so you keep selling our product?"
- HillRat 6y agoIt’s likely related to McKinsey’s recommendations to Purdue that they attempt to get major pharmacies to “loosen up” on efforts to stop illegal opioid scripts (which had resulted in an 18% reduction in OxyContin units sold by one major chain in particular). Paying kickbacks based on ODs would be a pretty blunt instrument that, I think, would have triggered alarm bells at those pharmacies’ leadership.