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Amazon is in exploratory talks with generic-drug makers

96 点作者 ehllo超过 7 年前

10 条评论

ProAm超过 7 年前
I do not trust Amazon with this type of product at all. Their lack of ability or interest in stopping counterfeits now fills me with wary about products that are important to me.
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jlkjasldk超过 7 年前
AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health have current contracts with Walgreens.<p>Amazon is trying to reach a 1:1 relationship with generic producers so they can skip purchasing from a vendor, reducing costs. In this effect they would have an advantage over Walgreens, CVS, or Rite-Aid.<p>If Amazon really wanted to they could distribute for one of the aforementioned pharmacy chains as well, provided they are approved by the FDA &amp; DEA.
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xefer超过 7 年前
I&#x27;d be interested in knowing what different pharmacies ultimately charge the various insurance companies for generic drugs.<p>During a job switch I had a couple of weeks were I was covered, but before I got my new insurance ids I paid full price (then reimbursed in full afterward.)<p>A very common generic drug I had a $10 co-pay for, was $139 without insurance at the chain pharmacy I went to. Is this ultimately what the insurance company is paying out?<p>I was shocked. I thought the generic would be mass-produced and only cost, maybe, a few dollars over my $10 co-pay. I suppose of that $139 dollars, only a tiny fraction was the actual drug price; the rest goes into salaries for the pharmacists, business costs and profit. It still seemed pretty outrageous to me.<p>If a company like Amazon ends up only charging back to the insurance company a lot less, on a mass scale, it would hopefully reduce overall insurance costs.
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deegles超过 7 年前
Looking forward to it. Amazon will eventually be the only middleman needed for commerce. Consumers will only benefit.
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donarb超过 7 年前
Wonder if this would be able to solve the problem of price fixing, which has lately become an issue. People think that generic drugs equal cheaper drugs but companies can still manipulate prices to benefit themselves.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reuters.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;us-usa-generics&#x2F;u-s-states-allege-broad-generic-drug-price-fixing-collusion-idUSKBN1D0201" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reuters.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;us-usa-generics&#x2F;u-s-states-a...</a>
ungzd超过 7 年前
Warning: TV with sound embedded into page.
jenkstom超过 7 年前
I can only hope that they take steps to control &quot;additives&quot; in pills. My mother (and probably her mother) are allergic to some of the additives in the pill, to the utter disbelief and dismay of many doctors.
amelius超过 7 年前
Are these drugmakers located in China?
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j4ship超过 7 年前
I completely trust Amazon with this product. They have shown the ability to run complex systems at a high quality. I think they can only improve the availability of medicine.<p>Just because counterfeits still happen doesnt mean they are not trying to stop nor does it mean they are doing a bad job.<p>And Im sure there will be further regulations around this then there is for nockoff plastic goods.
madamelic超过 7 年前
Yeah no.<p>I am not normally a conspiracy theorist but Amazon manufacturing things to spy on me with audio, video, being able to unlock my doors and now know my prescriptions, naaah.