*raises hand* I'm the nurse's guinea pig CM mentions.
Used corporate speak with Auvi yesterday to kick it up the chain of command. I will probably prod the local pharmacist gently (by my standards) by email, give him a little more carrot for confidence. If after that I see no movement I may put in a request with Auvi to restart the process with Walmart or have a chat with our compounding pharmacy - not to see if they will fulfill but I've noticed they're usually run by industry veterans who love to talk about the system. Give me a system gives me the keys.
The following is my personal opinion. I don't see this in the same light as EpiGate although there is a common sticker price shock to consumers on rescue meds. Auvi is using entrepreneurial disruption to supply logistics. They clearly want to never partner up with the current dog and pony show ever again after the Sanofi debacle. Mylan groomed persons of decision making power in nonprofits and government to engage in official acts only possible through their position of public trust (and public dollars) to push contracts with non-compete clauses in public entities. By massaging influence through "sponsorship" in bloggers, nonprofits, and celebrity ambassadors to reach... whoever it reached (I'm not segment target of those specific demographics) the consumers were lulled and detractors silenced through peer pressure.
Mylan groomed a herd.
Auvi wants a direct relationship.
Both have ethical issues. Auvi, so far as I can tell crawling their system, is giving a middle fingers up hold them hands high to existing logistics, admittedly the same crap show that led to Sanofi's hot mess and Mylan's cut throat tactics to control the market through monopoly. Remember, Bresch's daddy is an elected official and was when Bresch's mommy was high up in the NSBA pushing EpiPens 4 Schools, wearing a willing Mylan-sponsored FARE as their public face.
I don't think I even need to get into the Mylan's $465 settlement for 'overcharging' Medicaid and Medicare.