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Posted by Lia Mason on August 13, 2002, at 22:36:54
I'm concerned...
I received a solicitation from a drug company at my home for a med similar to one i take for interstitial cystitis. Now, the only way they would know i take this is that my pharmacy or my doctor shared (sold?) my name. I know this isn't life or death, but I'm angry. Anyone have this experience? Any ideas for any recourse I may have? I know Lily was in hot water over this recently... prozac samples in the mail or somesuch.
Lia
Posted by Phil on August 14, 2002, at 6:24:54
In reply to pharmacies sharing my med data??, posted by Lia Mason on August 13, 2002, at 22:36:54
Do you have insurance? I'd suspect them over the doctor or pharmacy.
Posted by Lia Mason on August 14, 2002, at 23:52:29
In reply to Re: pharmacies sharing my med data??, posted by Phil on August 14, 2002, at 6:24:54
I can't believe I didn't think of this. Very smart of you. but if I wanted to register a complaint... who with? Is there any agency that monitors this stuff? I'm too dependent (unfortunately) on my insurance comapny to rock that boat too hard.
Lia
Posted by shar on August 15, 2002, at 2:45:22
In reply to Re: pharmacies sharing my med data??, posted by Lia Mason on August 14, 2002, at 23:52:29
I agree that Phil is right on, and those are good questions--I don't think anybody official is monitoring this, and it seems to my paranoid self to be happening a lot under the table (the info sharing). The insurance lobby is so strong and powerful it would be hard to find any official channel that would actually take action on this issue.
Anyone with insurance is in the same position as you...needing it and not wanting to rock the boat.
Maybe as consumers find out more about it, a few years down the road, something will start happening.
Shar
> I can't believe I didn't think of this. Very smart of you. but if I wanted to register a complaint... who with? Is there any agency that monitors this stuff? I'm too dependent (unfortunately) on my insurance comapny to rock that boat too hard.
>
> Lia
Posted by GreatDaneBoy on August 15, 2002, at 9:34:15
In reply to Re: pharmacies sharing my med data??, posted by Lia Mason on August 14, 2002, at 23:52:29
I would try your state insurance commissioner's office.
Good luck! =)
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