Not long ago, my wife ordered the drug Zetia from PharmaCare direct. If covered by insurance, you can get a pretty good deal until you hit the prescription drug limit.
We were worried about having gone over said limit and my wife called PharmaCare.
She was assured that the Zetia plus my order would cost no more than $20.00.
So, what happens? She orders the Zetia plus my medicine. Sure enough, mine costs $10.00 and hers is priced at$200.00.
The company representative had misinformed us as to the price. My wife had also been told that she could return the Zetia and it would cost us nothing.
Now, PharmaCare will not fill any of my prescriptions until the $200 is paid.
Since the representative said the total cost would come to $20 for both prescriptions, I believe we should only owe $10.
In addition to this, after some research, I have discovered it costs roughly (including labor and overhead) $18.88 to manufacture 30 pills of Zetia. This means that to manufacture three months of Zetia comes to around $57.
I know that companies need to mark up their price to make a profit, but should they mark it up this way?
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