I agree we shouldn't label most companies as "scalpers." There are legitimate companies and reps out there, and they do serve a purpose. I agree the reps nominated should be recognized by PPO, and only the companies involved with the "buying" of votes disqualified. I work with a few secondaries, and they do serve a purpose. I, too, would like to recognize on who does an outstanding job. Tyler Mitchell, from CTI, has always gone out of his way to help me, and I have never had any problems ethically with him or his company. If PPO will not recognize these people, I believe we as buyers should.
I apologize for the word "scalper" but I call them like I see them. However I should of mentioned that I didn't mean all secondary wholesalers. It's just frustrating that my primary wholesaler can be out of Solu-Medrol, Solu-Cortef, Naropin etc... (just to name a few as examples) but I can get this stuff at secondary markets with ridiculous mark up prices. If you want to go see a football game and or concert and the tickets are sold out there's something you can do. See a scalper and get the tickets for whatever price they want to charge you. That's why I used that word and I meant no harm to certain individulas or companies. I should of made myself more clear.
I'm just upset with the decision not to reconize someone's dedication and hard work of being the rep of the year.
Thank you
Michelle Fidler
Isn't it great that we DO have outstanding reps available to us. Last week we ran short of Cubicin. When I called my wholesaler, they couldn't get it to me as soon as I needed it, so I called Jason Knight, my Cubist rep. After a few calls, he made arrangements with one of our ID docs to borrow from her infusion center. The best part is that Jason drove across the state of Indiana to get it for me, have it here by 9:00AM (not easy in a stat that has two time zones to figure out!) AND came back the next day to return what we borrowed!! THAT IS SERVICE!!!
Im sorry I havent responded to this earlier. This whole subject upsets me. This should be a no brainer. The company that tried to "bribe" Debbie should be out! End of subject! And maybe the company that the rep belonged to should banned for a certain time period. Just as we reconize the Buyer of the Year we should be able to reconize the Rep of the Year.One bad seed should be able to ruin the whole process. As for the word "scalper" she learned that from me and I totally agree with the phrase and call them as I see them. If they dont like the term then charge a nominal up cost dont try to cash in on bad situations. Sorry to rant but I feel better now...hehe
