community pharmacy liaison

Originally Posted by Anonymous

I'm assuming you meant this post below? If so, that wasn't me; looks like another candidate received an identical offer as me. The absence of user names surely complicates this forum.

What state?

For those of you who received an offer, how long did it take for them to contact you after your background check?

How many offers are on the table? I only see 2 or 3???

Originally Posted by Anonymous

For those of you who received an offer, how long did it take for them to contact you after your background check?

Took about a week.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

How many offers are on the table? I only see 2 or 3???

Perhaps others are excited about jumping onboard and haven't gotten a chance to share their offers here (jokingly)

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Took about a week.

Thanks! So much anticipation

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Perhaps others are excited about jumping onboard and haven't gotten a chance to share their offers here (jokingly)

Perhaps....but some of us do really want this opportunity and I hope the hiring managers are able to see who really wants it and who doesn't.... Otherwise it will fail because everyone is setting it up for failure. Who knows maybe having different disciplines involved will make a difference...don't shoot it down until you know....

Sorry and no offense, but if you think pharmacists are going to listen to another discipline about drugs (I.e RNs, PAs, etc), then you have your work cut out for you!

Good luck....I guess the salary they are offering is better than what you must be making now, or you must really hate what you do....

You would be surprised how much a pharmD would make in a drug info role (low 80s)....a CPL position would be a pay increase!

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Sorry and no offense, but if you think pharmacists are going to listen to another discipline about drugs (I.e RNs, PAs, etc), then you have your work cut out for you!

Good luck....I guess the salary they are offering is better than what you must be making now, or you must really hate what you do....

This position is just another stupid blunder by management that would make Helen Keller look like a visionary. Stand it up beside the flex rep position and it would be hard to tell which is more useless. I do not say this to be argumentatative but after 20 plus years in the business, you can take it to the bank (or not).

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Sorry and no offense, but if you think pharmacists are going to listen to another discipline about drugs (I.e RNs, PAs, etc), then you have your work cut out for you!

Good luck....I guess the salary they are offering is better than what you must be making now, or you must really hate what you do....

Goodness, I certainly hope you are not a pharmacist...saying that a pharmacist wouldn't listen to another discipline? A pharmacist would listen to anyone who knew what they were talking about and could back it up with facts. any that wouldn't is a what we call a Pharm Diety.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Goodness, I certainly hope you are not a pharmacist...saying that a pharmacist wouldn't listen to another discipline? A pharmacist would listen to anyone who knew what they were talking about and could back it up with facts. any that wouldn't is a what we call a Pharm Diety.

+1

A lot of the negative responses here makes me wonder if the're from disgruntled ex-GSK sales reps (without a medical background).

I get the same feeling, that's too bad maybe they should consider going back to school if they lost their job and a get a healthcare degree!

Please do not think that disgruntled ex reps are coming on here and being negative. Ask yourself a few simple questions and come to your own conclusion.

- Why is this only a 2 year deal?
- Would you use coreg cr over coreg ($4 at walmart etc)
- Why do you think reps have stopped going into pharmacies ? (some are pharmacists)
- Why is this being done now? 1st in history of industry?
- Do you want to represent this company?, see legal troubles

Good luck

The real reason people pay degreed individuals to sell to their "peers" is that they are available at a reasonable price, and a pharmacist who can't sell is better than a rep who can't sell.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

The real reason people pay degreed individuals to sell to their "peers" is that they are available at a reasonable price, and a pharmacist who can't sell is better than a rep who can't sell.

Please explain your last sentence. thanks

I also received an offer and I am very excited about the position. I was never told that this was a two year deal!! Does the official offer letter say that it is two years?

Originally Posted by Anonymous

I also received an offer and I am very excited about the position. I was never told that this was a two year deal!! Does the official offer letter say that it is two years?

It doesn't say it anywhere in the letter. My hiring manager is upbeat and just as excited about the opportunity as I am. You can't let the Internet trolls keep you down, if they had anything better to do they might be employed and not resort to bad-mouthing those who they are ultimately envious of (the employed). This statement is NOT intended for those who use this thread for information, rather those who waste their keystrokes with hatred.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

It doesn't say it anywhere in the letter. My hiring manager is upbeat and just as excited about the opportunity as I am. You can't let the Internet trolls keep you down, if they had anything better to do they might be employed and not resort to bad-mouthing those who they are ultimately envious of (the employed). This statement is NOT intended for those who use this thread for information, rather those who waste their keystrokes with hatred.

Couldn't have said it better myself. Goodluck to all of us who are thinking or planning to start! Hope to meet you at the nationwide meeting in the spring!

Have they given out all the offers?

Originally Posted by Anonymous

What kind of background are they looking for?

Someone who shops at Walgreens or CVS and has actually spoken to a pharmacist
before.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Sorry and no offense, but if you think pharmacists are going to listen to another discipline about drugs (I.e RNs, PAs, etc), then you have your work cut out for you!

Good luck....I guess the salary they are offering is better than what you must be making now, or you must really hate what you do....

Pharmacists will listen to anyone who brings donuts.

I recived an offer this week and I am on the East Coast. It is $102 K with $20-25K IC. I am a PharmD with years of sales experience. My interview experience was very swift with 1 phone interview, 1 f2f that resulted in an offer following the interview on the same day. My manager seems like a decent guy and there was NO mention of 2 yr. contract nor was it in my offer letter.
In this economic climate, why would anyone be bashing a six-figure job? With all the perks?
Really??????
I am willing to give it a try and hope that the rest of my team is as positive as I am about this opportunity. Bring it on....

You will be detailing at 8pm while your "colleague" is dispensing generic medicaid scrips at the drive-through. You all can share stories about unfulfilled dreams.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

I recived an offer this week and I am on the East Coast. It is $102 K with $20-25K IC. I am a PharmD with years of sales experience. My interview experience was very swift with 1 phone interview, 1 f2f that resulted in an offer following the interview on the same day. My manager seems like a decent guy and there was NO mention of 2 yr. contract nor was it in my offer letter.
In this economic climate, why would anyone be bashing a six-figure job? With all the perks?
Really??????
I am willing to give it a try and hope that the rest of my team is as positive as I am about this opportunity. Bring it on....

Welcome to the club. I'm with you on all those points. Laptop is in the mail as well as instructions to get the car.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Have they given out all the offers?

?

Does anyone here truely believe that this is a legitimate opportunity? What is being brought into the pharmacies which can pursuade pharmacists to dispense brand where there is generic?

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Does anyone here truely believe that this is a legitimate opportunity? What is being brought into the pharmacies which can pursuade pharmacists to dispense brand where there is generic?

Good question. They dont know either. In the the SE they had candidates make presentations on how they would implement the job discription!!

Some of the hiring managers must have done a great job selling this. This is a losing proposition, once some time goes by. The problem is that someone came up with this "great idea" that having pharmacists call on their peers would make a difference. It would probably work if there was some incentive to keep people on brand. Frankly, there aren't enought bagels out there to change the tide that has started.

- physicians prefer generic, they get more money and are compared to peers on insurance reports
- pharmacists prefer generic, they are compared to peers and margins are better
- patients prefer generic, it costs less. Especially those on multiple meds.
- This is just the way it is, unless you can prove with head to head data otherwise. Milk this while your looking for your next gig. Please don't drink the koolaid, if you are, you are following the blind. There has not been one study that I have seen at this company which demonstrates superiority of brand over generic. With all of the above, please help me understand what the incentive is ?? I seriously am interested in an answer. Not negative or bitter but curious....

Advair is a $6+ billion dollar a year product... Dropping off some coupons and increasing compliance by even 1/2% is HUGE. All team members' salaries paid and then some.

I have been selling Advair since it first came out. I was an MCR (Hospital) for the entire time that sales force was in place. When Symbicort came out, AZ went to all the hospitals and absolutely smashed the price in order to displace Advair on formulary. In most hospitals, the strategy worked. Symbicort is replacing Advair on MEdicaid and Gov't formularies because of price advantages. With Mercks new product in the mix, this will further dilute the pool.

Several years ago, we were to directed to increase the percentage of sales in Medicaid, making it at least half of our total volume. Those who were successful got burned last year when the company counted each Medicaid script as 1/2 because the company had to sell Advair to the government at such a low price in order to compete.

This "new idea" just will not work. Putting more people out there selling is not going to work. There was a time when we had 5 teams in a district selling Advair. I get what I get now because of well established relationships. That is the only thing that works. Without those relationships, you will not be effective.

Possibly, this company thinks that sending Pharmacists to call on their peers will "fast track" those relationships. I do not think that it will work. I you think that way, then I wish you luck. If not, please don't try this job. You will become quite disheartened very quickly.

Did any nurses get offers or only pharms?

This thread is getting old, let it go. This is futile at best and potentially humorous. This will not work. They will give it a fair try, I can't say how long but they will follow through because they have committed to it. It will take some time and they will discover that having people run around to pharmacies and make sure people take their advair etc. is a joke. Reps have been doing this forever and a day.
Once again:

Lovaza vs. otc fish oil
Coreg cr vs. generic
Avodart vs. finasteride
Requip xl vs. generic
Lamictal xr vs. generic
Treximet vs. generic
Veramyst vs. generic

Where does it end????????


Please stop this madness, my stock is becoming worthless due to this nonsense. Everything is generic now. All stakeholder: M.D, RPh and customer are all incentivized to use GENERICS.

Has anyone been given an offer for the ATL positions??

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Did any nurses get offers or only pharms?

Forget about offers. Did any nurses get interviews?

Atlanta positions are already filled and no Nurses got offers.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Forget about offers. Did any nurses get interviews?

As a matter of fact yes

Originally Posted by Anonymous

This thread is getting old, let it go. This is futile at best and potentially humorous. This will not work. They will give it a fair try, I can't say how long but they will follow through because they have committed to it. It will take some time and they will discover that having people run around to pharmacies and make sure people take their advair etc. is a joke. Reps have been doing this forever and a day.
Once again:

Lovaza vs. otc fish oil
Coreg cr vs. generic
Avodart vs. finasteride
Requip xl vs. generic
Lamictal xr vs. generic
Treximet vs. generic
Veramyst vs. generic

Where does it end????????


Please stop this madness, my stock is becoming worthless due to this nonsense. Everything is generic now. All stakeholder: M.D, RPh and customer are all incentivized to use GENERICS.

For someone who thinks this is a joke and a waste you sure are interested in posting your thoughts and apparently have no other important things to do......interesting.....

Any reps get one of these jobs without having a healthcare background (ie: Rph, RN etc) ??
Would be interested if anyone has information on this

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Any reps get one of these jobs without having a healthcare background (ie: Rph, RN etc) ??
Would be interested if anyone has information on this

No.

Congrats to those who got offers. Out of curiousity, what is your profession?

I would hope that they would be pharmacists if they are going to call on pharmacists. Pharmacists have little respect for nurses- they would have one hell of an uphill battle speaking peer to peer when they are not a peer to a pharmacist.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

It doesn't say it anywhere in the letter. My hiring manager is upbeat and just as excited about the opportunity as I am. You can't let the Internet trolls keep you down, if they had anything better to do they might be employed and not resort to bad-mouthing those who they are ultimately envious of (the employed). This statement is NOT intended for those who use this thread for information, rather those who waste their keystrokes with hatred.

I have a question about this position- I was interviewed and asked to accomplish a pre-employment background check, but 2 weeks have passed and I haven"t heard anything from GSK. What will be the best course of action? Wait or call GSK? But who in GSK? I emailed the hiring manager but no response...

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Took about a week.

Hi, I was asked to do a background check and that was 2 weeks ago, I haven't heard anything from GSK... Would you have an idea whom I need to call? Thanks

I would reach out to the manager, call on the weekend. If it is the SE manager she has issues with time management-overwhelmed. Good Luck!

So all you newbies. two weeks into the job. how's it all workin' for ya?

Curious as well...would have loved try this out but financially, salary did not attract.

I got the job. I go to pharmacies and talk about brand name drugs that are 10-50 times more costly than the generics. I have made 1 sale, my uncle vinny.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

I got the job. I go to pharmacies and talk about brand name drugs that are 10-50 times more costly than the generics. I have made 1 sale, my uncle vinny.

hahahah

This may or may not work. However, this post is talking about making calls at the local level, but the positions involves with work with the pharmacies at a higher level.

The team has already made an impact by partnering with some of the major chains. Yes a $4 generic at Walmart is a tough sell, so walk away from that business.

Complaince is a huge issue that payers, pharmacies & GSK want to improve so that's one of the ways to get on the same page and we have programs that the C-suite players are interested in.