RedBox Rx
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DISCRIMINATION
Redbox Rx discriminates against certain patients for no rational reason per company policy. My doctors actually told me that restarting non-stimulant ADHD medicine would be beneficial to me. Without performing any evaluation on me, the Redbox doctor immediately denied me as soon as the visit started because she said that she is unable to prescribe the medicine to patients with comorbid PTSD per company policy. Yes, ANYONE with comorbid PTSD or certain other mental conditions cannot receive ADHD medicine from Redbox. To be clear, I was receiving ADHD treatment both PRIOR to my trauma and immediately after my trauma. I was taking the exact same medicine, atomoxextime, for ADHD while simultaneously being treated for PTSD. The only reason I stopped is because after I graduated, I no longer had access to more affordable rates at the student pharmacy and could not juggle the appointments with work. The medicine is entirely unaffordable at regular pharmacies at $120-$150 per month. Compared to Redbox’s price of $25 per month. I cannot take stimulants, which means non-stimulants are my only option. Now I will likely be unable to receive treatment for ADHD. EDIT IN RESPONSE TO REDBOX: Yes, it absolutely is discrimination when you have a blanket policy that you never prescribe your medicine to certain patients, in spite of the fact that this medicine can be prescribed safely to MOST patients with my comorbid disorder and the other disorders the company discriminates against. My actual doctors feel that this is the appropriate treatment for me. The company created a paranoid, discriminatory policy against ALL people with comorbid disorders to avoid conjecture, miniscule risk that you could be that .0001% person where something could go wrong. Which, we have already established that no risk applied in my case, and actually, in most cases of PTSD, as well as some other comorbid disorders listed. There is actually no research evidence whatsoever that people with comorbid ADHD/PTSD cannot use atomoxetine. This is not a matter of “safety” when not backed by any medical evidence that atomexetine is harmful to those with comorbid conditions. Redbox can try to hide behind a fake, unsubstantiated, paranoid “safety” excuse all it wants, but the Redbox provider blatantly told me that I was denied per company policy that the company does not give this medicine to anyone with a comorbid condition.