We very nearly got conned out of $111,000 worth of drug product by what I assume was the actual mafia. I offer thoughts on how to stop this from happening ever again.
No mention here of having the police or sheriff give the conmen a ride to jail? (DEA should do it, but they're worthless; just part of the Pharma ripoff scam.)
This isn’t just limited to pharmacies. Wholesalers of all levels have been victims of this type of scam —but on much larger orders.
A good policy is to ensure all employee funnel official calls / visits to a trusted manager that is a somewhat of a sceptic. This has prevented numerous phishing expositions in my pharmacy with the only side effect being a few extra calls I have to field. We have been targeted several times to date. It appears to go in spurts
Oh, and by the way — if you willingly hand over the drug to the scammers you are a lot less likely to be covered by your insurance.
No mention here of having the police or sheriff give the conmen a ride to jail? (DEA should do it, but they're worthless; just part of the Pharma ripoff scam.)
This isn’t just limited to pharmacies. Wholesalers of all levels have been victims of this type of scam —but on much larger orders.
A good policy is to ensure all employee funnel official calls / visits to a trusted manager that is a somewhat of a sceptic. This has prevented numerous phishing expositions in my pharmacy with the only side effect being a few extra calls I have to field. We have been targeted several times to date. It appears to go in spurts
Oh, and by the way — if you willingly hand over the drug to the scammers you are a lot less likely to be covered by your insurance.
Thanks for sharing this scheme with us. I will pass it along.
Such an amazingly simple explanation of PBM tactics of under-reimbursement.. now, how do we stop these contracts?
This! "PBMs and purchasers need to STOP with the insanity of AWP discounts."
This! "PBMs and purchasers need to STOP with the insanity of AWP discounts."