Anyone Using Pharmgroup?

[MerleHanson]

Seems like a lot of promo for Pharmgroup here...
Anyone using this OP? Any thoughts?

[Vulture]

never heard of them before now.
i guess they're the new owners of this board :rolleyes:

[chopsticks]

heard of them & use them.

they offered quite a few affiliate sites for Rx drugs for some time now (Europe and the USA).

...although the offering of templates & setting your own pricing is very new for them!

[HeadCracker]

Not sure if its accurate, but I believe they are in Arizona ? Any info on these folks ?
Chime in here anytime SEODOC.....

[chopsticks]

DirectROI (https://secure.directroi.com/index.html)

[duker]

Not sure if I like having this Forum run by an OP - anyone else?

[Vulture]

Not sure if I like having this Forum run by an OP - anyone else?
yah .. it might get 'sticky'

[Sam_Eyre]

This forum isn't. Pharmgroup is just one of the pharmacies that we've accepted for the Accredited Programs section. Notice, we added another fine program, JRB Health Solutions, today and we will be adding their banner this afternoon. Also, we will be adding a few other programs within the next week.

There is no bias here.

[chopsticks]

I'm glad to hear that, Sam!

We need a more professional approach within this forum than we've had in the past.

(Was wondering why Duker assumed this forum is owned/operated by an Rx affiliate provider. Does the banner at the top of the page imply collusion? Some kinda drug cartel? Seems like its just a banner slapped up. Dunno.)

[Sam_Eyre]

I agree and that's what we are shooting for.

We will be signing up a few moderators in the coming weeks to weed out the negative poster and the personal attacks that seem to always happen on forums

The banner on the top right will be rotating all the Accredited Programs. We just don't have the creative banners from a few pharmacies yet.

If there is any other concern could you please start a new thread in the "Site Feedback" forum. I don't want to hijack Pharmgroup's thread/forum.

[learning]

I think that they are the group behind www.affiliate.md

[Pharmgroup]

There are probably a few reasons while you havent heard of us.
First we were unable to have any access to the previous rxaffiliateforum, which was due to some heavy bias, so thankfully we do now.
Another reason is that we have had different programs since 1998. Yes 1998. Started out with a site called qualitymed.com which had an affiliate program.

Though maybe not as large as other networks that have come and gone, we provide quality services, prompt payments to affiliates, and focussed on legal and distribution systems. We have a few current sites in the DirectROI.com network and have recently launched MYop, an inhouse program providing more flexibilty.

We work with many pharmacies throughout the world offering non-controlled, non-generic FDA approved medications. Our pharmacies in Europe ship to your European customers, our pharmacies in Canada ship to your Canadian customers and our US pharmacies ship to your US customers.

Our systems are HIPPA compliant and allow the physicians to communicate to the patient in a secure environment. Our customer service is bar none, top notch in the industry, with enormous sucess in client retention. Our accounting and affiliate mangers are always availble to answer any and all questions promptly.

As always, we appreciate the constant feedback from affiliates and dedicate a large portion of our resources, in developing systems to maximize affiliate earnings, simplify setup, and increase customer retention and conversions.

There are reasons why we have been around for 7 years! If you have any questions, comments or suggestions to improve our program feel free to call, email or PM us! Also, you can familiarize yourself more with us at http://www.pharmgroup.com



http://www.pharmgroup.com
Affiliate Director
Ph 888-857-6394 (ext.222)

[duker]

First look this morning gave me the impression is was run by Pharmgroup, with the banner and all of the references to Pharmgroup that were evident. I hope it is an unbiased forum, time will tell.....

[voodoo]

hey guys,
wow i havent been here in awhile and i am impressed with the forum.
i have been using pharmgroup for many years, gosh -way back when they started out as ultimatrx.....have tried several othe programs since..(always looking at ways of trying to increase my income :).
They are a pretty quit company, In fact i have met them at several webmaster worlds ...
You can trust these guys..just my two cents

[clivew]

Well we have been with this group since ultimaterx days - in those days on MyAP the T2 works.

Now its based on Direct Track the T2 does not work, but repeat sales are probably more accurate than MyAP.

So some good and some bad points. Main good one is they have been around for a while and survived.

Always pay what is owed - conversion rates sometimes plummet for no apparent reason.

[Pharmgroup]

MyOP, is our new inhouse program, so Clive you wont have those issues that weve had with MAP and DT. You set your prices, and see your second tier signups and sales, all with the ease of the set your own price.

Yes, we've been around a while, and have plenty of staff here in Mesa that are more than willing to address any issues you have. Feel free to call or stop by anytime. :)

PharmGroup
http://www.pharmgroup.com
Global Telemedicine Network. Since 1998

[Ami]

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[Pharmgroup]

Its hard to say how they are converting because in MyOP the affiliates set the retail price, and obviously pricing is a big variable in conversions.

Our ultimateRX.com and pilldrugstore.com sites convert as some of the highest in our network .

[david1]

I tried these guys, pretty lame back office and product selection, has anyone tried pillchecks.com? they have the best base prices I found anywhere since I ditched MPLLC sometime back

[thankgod4google]

I'm just starting to promote pharmgroup, I personally like the backoffice. It's a new program so of course there are a few things that need improving, but their affiliate manager appears determined to help which is a huge plus. Better product selection though would certainly help.

As far as pillchecks goes though, am I the only one that sees the huge similarities to rxp? Are they the same program with simply a different commission structure? Same back end, sign up system, etc just different layout. Almost identical products with the exception of maybe 1 or 2 i've noticed so far.

[Pharmgroup]

On your comments: I agree that we know we arent there yet however are constantly approving upon things. Unlike 99% of the other OP's we don't hide who we are or what we do. Why is that?

First, we have spent much of our resources on creating a back office for who this industry should be for .. the doctors and pharmacies. They are the first ones who need all the tools they can have in order to make a proper medical decision.

Second, we have developed a great network of pharmacies WORLDWIDE. We can service customers in Europe, Canada and the US in days and do not ship generics or across borders.

Third, we developed our CRM and customer service tools so that once we had customers, we kept them coming back... and compensate our affiliates for this.

We did all of this before designing our MyOP backend. Product selection is recommended by us, however the ultimate determination is done by our licensed board of credentialed phsyicians.

As an affiliate, there are a lot of variables to look at. One operating legally and with longevity would be some that I would think be first on anyones list. We have been around since 1998 (as original owners even)... longer than any company out there.

[thankgod4google]

You are correct pharmgroup, main reason I am trying to give a go of your program. That and that you actually respond to questions. Any info on my last pm to you though?

Thank you for actually being 'there' for affiliates, to many programs wont even respond to simple questions even when you drive thousands to them a week :(

I personally would rather make less a week with a solid program that will be here to stay, pay on time etc, than a program who is only going to be around for a few months and take the last months payment and run, happened to me to many times as I'm sure it has to others on here as well.

'yep they got back to me, good support as always :) '

[Pharmgroup]

Hi Tg4G.. We sent you a PM about the previous post :)

[david1]

Google what are they paying you?



You are correct pharmgroup, main reason I am trying to give a go of your program. That and that you actually respond to questions. Any info on my last pm to you though?

Thank you for actually being 'there' for affiliates, to many programs wont even respond to simple questions even when you drive thousands to them a week :(

I personally would rather make less a week with a solid program that will be here to stay, pay on time etc, than a program who is only going to be around for a few months and take the last months payment and run, happened to me to many times as I'm sure it has to others on here as well.

'yep they got back to me, good support as always :) '

[thankgod4google]

Paying? I wish, just appreciative that their affiliate manager has bent over backwards answering any questions I have in a timely manner.

[Wicked]

I hope they will soon match the low base prices of Aff Powers and Webrx, this is the only reason why I can't promote them...$$$$$$$$

[thankgod4google]

lower prices would be nice, if the pharmgroup admin is reading to you offer better prices for volume? Would pm, but think this is something all affiliates would like to know.

[Pharmgroup]

It has come to our attention that our base pricing through MyOp might not be as clear as what we intended. Therefore I want to address this again so that we may put to rest the confusion surrounding what appears to be higher base pricing than other competing OP's.

Our base pricing is just that, the base price. There will not be any additional fees that are added on to the consumer during the order process and then taken out of your commissions.

MyOp differs from many other base pricing OP programs in the sense that some of our competitors base pricing programs might have a base price for shipping (in ADDITION to the base price for the medication) but not us. Our base pricing includes “All” the relevant fees to get the order through the Credit Card company, to the Doctor, out of the Pharmacy, and shipped to your customer.

Some affiliates have asked, “What are you making on shipping”?? We don’t increase a specific fee then pass it on to you. What we do is look at the total cost of providing that product to your customer and then adds a dollar amount based on our corporate margins.

By doing a single base price for each item we provide you the ability to dictate how you want to market to your customers.

In closing, if the base price for a product is $100.00 and you set the web price at $105.00 and shipping at $9.00, you just made $14.00. It is that simple! No strange % formula to worry about, or hidden fees to reduce your commissions

[Pharmgroup]

Please take a moment to look at this page as I think the chart sums up what we are trying to say


http://www.pharmgroup.com/partners3.php

[thankgod4google]

Hi I'm actually having no probs with the formula, not to hard to understand. Do you however now or ever intend to offer better base pricing for higher volume affiliates?

No matter how low the first phase base price is, us affiliates will always beg for a better price, just consider us your annoying puppy dogs :)

[Pharmgroup]

The tail usually wags the dog...:-)

[david1]

I looked at the pharmagroup link above,I thought RXP had 3 tiers, this link says for RXP there is no 2nd tier did I make a mistake?

[Wicked]

Pharmgroup,
lol, the top Op's give you a base price and you get the difference between the base price and the price you sell at plus shipping cost. Your not the first to do this, your base prices for example Phentermine is double than what I get.

[Pharmgroup]

Pharmgroup,
lol, the top Op's give you a base price and you get the difference between the base price and the price you sell at plus shipping cost. Your not the first to do this, your base prices for example Phentermine is double than what I get.


Hi Wicked,
I am a little confused about your statement. Pharmgroup's MyOP does not carry phentermine as a product. I think you have us mixed up with another entity.

[Wicked]

yeah, sorry... it was American Pharmacy, USA

[Pharmgroup]

Not a problem, I have made my fair share of mistakes....:-)