Meet the Coalition for a Competitive Pharmaceutical Market
About five years ago, a friend of mine and I had an idea to form a non-profit dedicated to providing consumers with information regarding the safety of marketed pharmaceutical and biotechnology medicines. At the time, we observed that consumers were repeatedly being misinformed about the safety and efficacy of many products, most notably follow-on biologics aka biogenerics. Unfortunately, we could not garner enough interest or financial support to get the organization off the ground. I guess that we had a good idea, but, as usual, were a little ahead of our time. A new organization called The Coalition for a Competitive Pharmaceutical Market has recently set up shop with the same concept in mind.
Members of the coalition include insurance companies (Aetna, Humana, United Health Care and Blue Cross Blue Shield), pharmacies and drug distributors (CVS, Medco, Express Scripts, Rite Aid and Wallgreens), generic manufacturers (Barr Laboratories, Hospira, Teva, Mylan Laboratories and Watson Pharmaceuticals) and a large roster of Fortune 500 companies including General Motors, Ford, Caterpillar, Chrysler, Dow and Eastman Kodak. Think of the lobbying power–how cool is that?
I guess the time has come for rational drug pricing for the US. Big pharma and biotech beware–a nationalized healthcare system may not be far behind!
Until next time….
Good Luck and Good Job Hunting!!!!
Hello BioJobBlogger.
I have been interested in more affordable medicines for patients for years.
My interest was piqued when the CCPM website popped up.
After a few moments of enthusiasm, I fear that I smell a rat. Never, and I mean never, have I seen that list of sponsors and backers sincerely have the interests of the populace at heart, and never have I seen such a blue blooded list of the Power Elite be truly interested in a level playing field, competition-wise. This list is as locked into the oligarchy/plutocracy that owns the government as is Big Pharma.
So, can you tell me where your good idea got hijacked? Or do you know that this group is not a smoke screen or a diversion by the Power Elite while they keep picking our pockets?
Thank you for listening.