HOW IT WORKS

bidformedicine is for filling prescriptions.  The program is an e-exchange between consumers with legal prescriptions and pharmacies licensed or registered to ship drugs in the state of the consumer. It gives consumers the opportunity to feel more in control of their medical expenditures while allowing pharmacies, particularly independents, to get traction on the Internet to drive business and increase the volume of drugs sold. The program is set up for mail order drug sales only because pharmacies indicated that they did not want to convert their existing customer base.

At this time, the program is for legend drugs only and will exclude those drugs that require reporting such as schedule two drugs.  With time we will add these drugs as we get more experience with the participating pharmacies. For now, most vitamins, and mineral supplements have been excluded. They will be added starting in 2007 to increase the participating pharmacies’ profitability.  In addition, we will solicit information from participating consumer regarding drugs not available through the participating pharmacies.  If we find enough demand, we will send the list out to each pharmacy and you can decide if there will be enough volume to sustain it in your inventory.

Because of the incentives for insured consumer, we are starting the program focusing on those that do not have coverage, very limited coverage, excluded drugs under insurance formularies and those with Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Medical Savings Account (MSA) benefits.

The program does not charge pharmacies for registration or the provision of drugs.  Sometime in 2007 bidformedicine will begin to add a 1% to 2% service charge onto bids that will be over and above the price that you collect. Once the consumer has accepted your prices, they must enter their credit card information and authorize the pharmacy to charge the total amount of the bid, including shipping. bidformedicine will then notify you via email that there is a purchase for your pharmacy on our site. You must then log into the pharmacy and retrieve the information concerning the;

1.      Drugs ordered,

2.      How the prescription will be communicated to you,

3.      The prescribing provider’s name and telephone number,

4.      The consumer’s name, address, DOB, telephone number

5.      Consumer’s drug allergies and other medications currently being taken

6.      Credit card information (bidformedicine will authorize $1 to determine if the card information is good)

7.      Total charges

8.      Bid Request number

It will then be your responsibility to get the drug mailed out via Priority mail with tracking within one business day of having acquired a legitimate prescription.  If you log onto the site and indicate that the prescription is filled, bidformedicine will send an email to the consumer indicating that the shipping status is available when they log onto the site.

The charge for shipping is fixed at $4.95 order for USPS Priority Mail and $15 for next day shipping whether you choose next Express Mail or some other service such as FedEx or UPS. This amount will be added to the bid amounts when the consumer elects to select your pharmacy.

After you register with bidformedicine, you will be able to participate in bid requests from consumers. Our Autobid system places a bid for you using your approved bid prices. To make things easier we can provide you with a CSV file readable in an Excel Spreadsheet that has the top 2,500 NDC numbers or a list with all the NDC numbers. You can enter your prices and email the file back to Bid For Rx at info@mol.net. We can also provide the CSV file with the AWP that will allow you to enter a multiplier. This will allow you to have your bid prices move up or down with the AWP’s movement. You also have the choice of enter prices for each individual NDC listing one-at-a-time on the site.  In addition, you can log onto the site, look at the consumers’ requested bids and manually over ride your autobid price.   

As long as you remain an active participant, you have a duty to perform under the bidformedicine participation agreement.  Most importantly, you must honor the bid price and shipping price, and ship within one business day.  You are not obligated to fulfill any transaction where you feel that the prescription may not be legitimate, the drug inappropriate or some other legitimate reason for deeming the transaction in violation of the law or good medicine. In those cases you must communicate your concern by logging onto the bidformedicine site and stating your concerns.  bidformedicine will be monitoring consumer patterns in an attempt to identify fraudulent use of the site’s services.  We will cancel the accounts of those consumers that we deem in violation of the Consumer Participation Agreement.

Rules:

1.                  The consumer must have either:

a.                  A written prescription from a licensed provider, or

b.                  Have established a relationship with a provider whom the bidformedicine pharmacist can call for verification of the prescription, or

c.                  Have a prescription on file at a pharmacy that the bidformedicine pharmacist can call for verification.  (New York residents: State pharmacy law regulates transfers from one pharmacy to another pharmacy. One refill per transfer is allowed, if the original prescription information is transferred directly from one pharmacist to another pharmacist. Any remaining refills beyond one on the prescription will remain at the original pharmacy.)

2.                  While all the participating pharmacies may see each request for bid, only those that are registered to ship to the consumer’s state will be allowed to respond. The pharmacist will not see the consumer’s name at this time, only the drugs requesting and the consumer’s town and state.

3.                  When the consumer goes online to bidformedicine, he may request bids for as many prescriptions as he has prescriptions. He will need the following information to request a bid:

a.                  Prescribing medical provider’s name and telephone number.

b.                  The brand or generic name of the drug.

c.                  The dosage amount.

d.                  The form the medication comes in, (i.e., capsules, tablets, cream, liquid).

e.                  Number of times per day and the number of days’ supply, or the number of dosages to be dispensed.

4.                  The consumer will be required to update his profile for drug allergies, medical conditions, and current medications.

5.                  The consumer may have his medications shipped by overnight services, or by priority mail with tracking. Overnight shipping will cost more. Unless indicated to the contrary, prescriptions will be shipped by Priority Mail with the US Postal Service.

6.                  The consumers’ request for prescription bids will be posted and available for review by pharmacists who are registered with MedicineOnline.com/bidformedicine only. At this time, the pharmacists are not given access to consumer’s name.

7.                  The bidding process for prescriptions will close 72 hours after the bid request is posted.

8.                  The consumer will be notified via e-mail from bidformedicine of the closure of bidding.  He must then log back into his bidformedicine account using his registration username and password.  he will receive information about each bidding pharmacy including name, list of the drugs on which they have bid, price, pharmacy certification and state license, length of time in business, number of licensed pharmacists affiliated with the pharmacy and any other information required to assist him in making an informed decision. Each participating pharmacy’s registration information will be used to create a web page that the consumer can access on the site. It is best if the pharmacy sends a picture(s) of one of the pharmacists and or the pharmacy itself.  Links to the pharmacy’s own web page will be placed on this web page

9.                  The bid price does not include shipping. Shipping is a flat cost of $4.95 per pharmacy shipment for USPS Priority Mail. Overnight shipping charges are $15 per shipment.

10.             The consumers are encouraged to review the credentials of each of the bidding pharmacies along with their bid prices. If they have requested bids on more than one prescription they can accept all the bids from one pharmacy, or select bids from different pharmacies for each item bid. (They will need a separate prescription for each pharmacy if they use multiple pharmacies.) The consumer is not obligated to accept any of the bids. If he elects to follow through, he will have seven (7) days following the close of the bidding process to select one or more than one of the bidding pharmacies.

11.             To accept a bid, the consumer must click on the “Accept Bid” button next to the item. A new page will appear with his registration information as well as the name of the pharmacy and the prescription. The consumer must verify the medication type, the dosage amount and the number of days of supply. Also, enter his credit card information. On the bottom half of the page he will be asked to select one of three options for getting his prescription to the mail-order pharmacy he has selected. The choices are as follows:

a.                  Check the box entitled “Call my physician for the prescription”, or

b.                  Check the box entitled “Call my pharmacy for the prescription”. You will then be asked to fill in the name, address and telephone number of the pharmacy holding you prescription (New York residents are limited to one refill on pharmacy to pharmacy prescription transfers), or

c.                  Check the box entitled “I will mail in my prescription”. You should then click on the printer icon on the top of your browser so that the page is printed. Attach your prescription to this printed page and mail it into the pharmacy at the address listed on the page.

12.             By clicking “Submit” the consumer is authorizing bidformedicine to share his information with the selected pharmacy, and the pharmacy to charge his credit card the bid price plus shipping charges for the prescription(s).

13.             MedicineOnline.com/bidformedicine functions solely as an electronic forum for persons seeking mail order prescriptions from pharmacies willing to participate in the online competitive bidding process to render their professional services. There is no implied or actual endorsement or credentials review of participating pharmacies by Medicine Online, Inc.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have any questions or concerns, or need further clarification with regard to the Rules of the Bidding Process, please contact Medicine Online

            E-Mail:            BidRules@mol.net

            Phone:            (714) 848-0444

            Direct Mail:    18800 Delaware Street, Suite 650

                                    Huntington Beach, CA 92648