Evidently I have a lot to learn about what it takes to make it in the world of business.
I almost.....almost.....said something in my last post about the rip-off that is new formula Auralgan that I bet the price is somewhere around 40 or 50 bucks.
I mean after all, the old formula Auralgan that you can no longer get if your doctor writes the word "Auralgan" on your prescription pad runs about 15 dollars. I figured tripling the price would be about par for the course for the type of asshole who would engage in this type of maneuver.
A comment on that post gave me my first clue. I woefully underestimated the assholiness involved here. Retail price of the new Auarlgan?
$214.99.
That wasn't a typo. Two hundred and fifteen fucking dollars.
Let's recap: Deston Therapeutics bought the rights to the name "Auralgan", made some changes to the formula, like adding some vinegar, wait.....excuse me....acetic acid, and jacked up the price 14 times.
Let's also mention the price of a competing product that uses an antibiotic that doesn't do double duty on the condiment rack:
Cortisportin Otic: $79.55. Generic: $21.99
Wanna throw in a pain reliever? Sure.....
Oticaine Otic: $18.99 (All prices from Drugstore.com)
So.......if you are a doctor planning on writing prescriptions for the anal rape in a bottle that is the reformulated Auralgan.... please.....please.....hit yourself in the face really hard right now.
The whole thing kinda makes me feel like I've insulted the honorable people at Massengill when I so freely use the word "douche bag" in reference to Deston Therapeutics president and CEO David M. Preston. I mean after all, Massingill only charges $4.69 for their vinegar and water.
That doesn't mean you can put a douche in your ear though. Do not put a douche in your ear. I mean that.
