PHARMACIST STEVE

Hey Steve,  I want to say thank you for you feed back. It was greatly appreciated l, but also was quite helpful! 🙂  I did take your suggestion. I’ve reached out the VP of Publix, Dain Rusk. I wrote a lengthy email. (I even wrote that I’ve contacted the National Pain Report; a former Reputable […]

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We have received several recent examples of patients who have had their prescriptions transferred to a pharmacy other than their preferred pharmacy without their knowledge or consent. Has this happened to you? Please take a few moments to complete a brief survey. Your responses will help inform Fight4Rx about how widespread this problem is and […]

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Problems With Implanted Spinal Cord Stimulators Prompt FDA Action https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/936869 Between July 27, 2016, and July 27, 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received a total of 107,728 medical device reports (MDRs) related to implanted spinal cord stimulators (SCSs), including 497 associated with patients’ deaths, 77,937 with patients’ injuries, and 29,294 with device […]

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AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study put on hold due to suspected adverse reaction in participant in the U.K. https://www.statnews.com/2020/09/08/astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-study-put-on-hold-due-to-suspected-adverse-reaction-in-participant-in-the-u-k/ A large, Phase 3 study testing a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford at dozens of sites across the U.S. has been put on hold due to a suspected serious adverse reaction […]

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US Border Patrol agent arrested and charged with trafficking over 350,000 pills believed to be fentanyl https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/us-border-patrol-agent-arrested-and-charged-with-trafficking-over-350000-pills-believed-to-be-fentanyl/ar-BB17O3E0?ocid=sf A US Border Patrol agent assigned to Tucson, Arizona, was arrested and charged with drug trafficking after he was found with thousands of pills and substances that tested positive for cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl. Roughly 350,000 pills that […]

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Iran Caught Stockpiling Enriched Uranium Needed for Bomb https://freebeacon.com/national-security/iran-caught-stockpiling-enriched-uranium-needed-for-bomb/ The United States has evidence that Iran is stockpiling enriched uranium, the key component in a nuclear weapon, in direct violation of international restrictions on Tehran’s use of the fissile material. Nuclear experts predict that Iran is now just 3.5 months away from the “breakout time,” […]

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During the 80’s and first part of the 90’s Pharmacists were voted the most respected profession… Independent pharmacies were around 75% of all retail community outlets. By the time that the mid-90’s arrived, the PBM’s and insurance industry because of preferred pharmacy networks – typically excluding independent pharmacies –  and ever reducing reimbursement to pharmacies […]

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When it comes times to get a COVID-19 vaccine… it is not going to be BUSINESS AS USUAL… The pt can pretty much forget the concept of “service on demand” and the neighborhood pharmacy is going to have to maybe have new freezer/cold storage equipment.  According to this, the vaccine is going to be paid […]

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