Quote Originally Posted by SandiaBud
one point is that how can patients afford 300 dollar mistakes? Its not right that the patients must pay for bad medicine and act as program guinea pigs. Also, its not the producers that are failing to return phone calls and emails...its the DOH that is lacking communication to the LNPP applicants.

Will the bad producers be replaced with good ones? How many ripped off patients will it take before the DOH would take action against bad producers? Or will the bad producers simply drop out and fade away due to lack of business?
The patients shouldn't have to pay for contaminated medicine. If a producer is selling bad medicine word will get out and they will be out of business. As with all medicine, the producer can't be expected to take the medicine back or make a refund because the patient purchased the wrong strain. I don't know of many patients on limited income who are purchasing $300 of medicine at one time. Most are purchasing an eighth or a gram. That would be my recommendation...buy a small amount first. Of course any delivery fee would make a small amount really costly.

If a producer consistently offers bad medicine, they won't be able to pay the renewal fees in January so they will be out of business fairly quickly.

As far as the lawsuit, Mr. Kokesh incorporated in Septembeer or October so his app hadn't even been in the process for very long and don't forget all the revisions and hearings and holidays and furloughs going on at that time. Some of the other members of the suit are not in good standing with the PRC and will need to get in good standing before they can go any further. A site visit doesn't guarantee licensure with. The final decision lies with the Secretary of Health as we all know. So no matter how much pressure Dominick might try to use, when the apps go to the SoH, it's out of his hands. And if any of those pending applicants spent more than the $100 app fee and $25 incorporation fee, then they need their heads examined! Who in their right mind would spend money on a facility and equipment prior to licensure??? Those applicants that have been waiting since 2009 might want to contact one of the currently licensed producers for help in completing their app. Another thing that may apply is location. Do we really need more producers in SF or Alb before there are LNNPs in other parts of the state? Yes, I know, those two cities/counties have the greatest number of patients in the program, but there are parts of the state that are under served and priority needs to be placed on applicants located in the far reaches of the state. Every county that has patients should have a producer before any more are approved in SF or Alb. (IMHO)

I, for one, get so tired of the negative comments about the DOH. They have done a fantastic job with so little staff and funding. I expect to see great improvements come February 2012 after all the LNPPs submit their renewal fees. Those that can't won't be in business.
CFO Reviewed by CFO on . What is the availability of Meds in NM now? Are all of you able to get what you need in a timely manner? Are you finding producers are out of stock most of the time? In your opinion has the MCP here progressed in the last 8 or 9 months? What changes would you like to see that will make it better for patients? Rating: 5