[PA Engineer]

I agree with you. I am on Prilosec for life because of Reflux disease. Now instead of month-to-month I can stock-up in bulk. I am tired of the insurance two step for authorization. Then again the big bust for insurance companies is the reflux and allergy prescription utilization costs. Rush is right on this one. Now that Prilosec sales have recovered the development costs everyone can benefit from the OTC price reductions.

[Tennessee_Bob]

Now instead of month-to-month I can stock-up in bulk

Do you have mail service available through your PBM? What's your current copay for Prilosec?

Now that Prilosec sales have recovered the development costs everyone can benefit from the OTC price reductions.

Strange thing, that - they're not interested in that - they're interested in continued profits. When Claritin when OTC earlier this year, the cost wasn't reduced. OTC cost was approximately the same as it was for RX cost. And as far as them recovering the R&D costs, Prilosec was first approved on September 14, 1989. They've had 14 years to recover their costs. Given the current average wholesale price of the med, and the current contract costs of the med, I'd say they did that a long time ago.