Pennsylvania regulators have persuaded a for-profit prescription procurement service to shut down.
The firm, Pro-Tel Planning L.L.C., Red Lion, Pa., charged a $60 annual subscription for helping consumers apply to pharmaceutical manufacturers for free and heavily discounted drugs, according to officials in the Pennsylvania attorney general's office.
The firm implied that consumers had to buy life insurance from Pro-Tel to qualify for the assistance program, officials say.
The firm also failed to let consumers know that they could get the same prescription assistance forms and information for free from toll-free telephone hotlines, and they failed to inform consumers that the consumers had the right to cancel Pro-Tel contracts within 3 full business days without penalty, officials say.
