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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 02:21 PM Aug 2015

CVS will no longer cover Viagra

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/05/cvs-will-no-longer-cover-viagra-report.html

Discount retail chain CVS will no longer include Pfizer's Viagra in its list of drug insurance benefits, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.

Viagra, a well-known erectile dysfunction medication, could face competition from other generic drugs in two years time.

CVS will continue to carry the drug for customers who are willing to pay for the drug in full or whose insurance covers it, according to the report....

Bloomberg reports that CVS customers can still get coverage for Eli Lilly's Cialis ED drug starting Jan. 1.


Looks like CVS made a boner. This is going to be a hard sell.
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CVS will no longer cover Viagra (Original Post) KamaAina Aug 2015 OP
JEB will be issuing a stinging campaign statement soon: misterhighwasted Aug 2015 #1
DUzy meow2u3 Aug 2015 #8
This is along the lines of - - AllFieldsRequired Aug 2015 #2
This has to do with the insurance coverage plan that CVS supplies to its employees. still_one Aug 2015 #3
how long before we hear about restorefreedom Aug 2015 #4
Who is going to stand up now for CVS? RKP5637 Aug 2015 #5
Do they cover birth control for women? oldandhappy Aug 2015 #6
I got a Viagra pill stuck in my throat ..... olddots Aug 2015 #7
^^^^^^ T H I S haaahaa misterhighwasted Aug 2015 #10
I don't recognize the band "CVS" rock Aug 2015 #9
It's a hard rock tune by Junk KamaAina Aug 2015 #12
"hard rock" rings a bell rock Aug 2015 #14
Not to worry. Lenny Kravitz will soon be covering it. KamaAina Aug 2015 #16
I am a little confused: Raine1967 Aug 2015 #11
This makes me a little blue. Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #13
that's a little hard Demonaut Aug 2015 #15

AllFieldsRequired

(489 posts)
2. This is along the lines of - -
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 02:33 PM
Aug 2015

every male who is anti abortion should be required to care for, 24/7 for a year, a newborn at random born to a poor single woman or family.

Put their money where their mouth is, their time, their patience, etc.

still_one

(92,060 posts)
3. This has to do with the insurance coverage plan that CVS supplies to its employees.
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 02:39 PM
Aug 2015

Group insurance plans negotiate various terms.

Surprised at this since Viagra has a considerably shorter half-life than Cialis, and there could be safety issues where one would want a shorter half-life

 

olddots

(10,237 posts)
7. I got a Viagra pill stuck in my throat .....
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 02:54 PM
Aug 2015

I've had stiff neck for three days......


Thankyou very much.

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
12. It's a hard rock tune by Junk
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 06:14 PM
Aug 2015

Their live performance of it at Coachella lasted two to four hours before the paramedics were called in.

Raine1967

(11,589 posts)
11. I am a little confused:
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 06:12 PM
Aug 2015

Is CVS deciding to blanket not provide the medication regarding health insurance plans or are they not providing it for employes through their own plans?

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