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Exposing "therapeutic substitution" - Do You Know What's in Your Prescription Bottle?

Therapeutic substitution - replacing an expensive medication with a cheaper, generic brand - is fairly commonplace and legal in most states, including California. But some insurers are taking it a step further, substituting non-chemically equivalent drugs, sometimes without informing the doctor or patient. How are they getting away with it?

Guests:
Jen Athay, spokeswoman for American Pharmacist Association. She is also a practicing pharmacist.

Dr. Bill Releford, ankle surgeon with the Miracle Mile Medical Center

Sally Greenberg, executive director of the National Consumers League