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Originally Posted by 33girl
The problem is a BC that works for you may not be covered. That's already a problem, actually. Anyone who says the generic are as good as the brand (at least in this area) is full of shit.
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Tell me about it. My GMIL suffered from high blood pressure, and she had to take a specific name-brand drug. The generic did NOT work. She was admitted to the hospital, and she and MIL were told that Medicare wouldn't cover the name brand unless the generic didn't work. After a couple of days of taking the generic, her BP spiked (duh), and she was switched back to the name brand. Then she went into rehab and got the same runaround - Medicare won't cover the name brand, she took the generic, her BP spiked, she was switched back to the name brand. Then she was re-admitted to the hospital - same story yet again, even though it was the SAME hospital and the doctors already knew the generic wouldn't work. Ugh.
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Originally Posted by 33girl
And don't get me started on the OB/GYNs (both male and female) who push BC pills or methods that might suck for a patient, but who are getting a sweet deal from the pharmaceutical rep.
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It's not just the OB/GYNs. The reps think they can buy off the doctors (of any specialty) in a practice or a hospital for the price of providing some free bagels for the doctors' morning meeting.
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