PHARMACIST STEVE

The other night there was a special on CNN about the cruise ship sinking Concordia Out of the 4000 odd people on the ship… 32 died.. of which two were Americans.. Two deaths of Americans was sufficient for Senator Nelson Rockefeller to convene a Senate committee meeting on the incident and cruise line industry safety. […]

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I get this question from RPh’s across the country almost weekly.. along with “if I say anything… I will lose my job..” Anytime that you are asked to do anything that is of questionable ethics, legalities and or puts patient health/safety at risk – ie can be the genesis of medication errors… You need to […]

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Just think about it… people go to cash advance store.. usually because they are in some sort of financial bind… all with the good intention of getting themselves out of the financial hole that they somehow have gotten them into. They have two – three weeks to get their financial act together and pay back […]

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The US Supreme Court is suppose to be the “end of the battle”, when it rules on a issue that it undertakes. Reportedly the administration’s argument about Obamacare was the right of Congress to regulate commerce. Apparently during oral arguments, the issue of the money being extracted from individuals to pay for Obamacare was in […]

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For the past four years, I have been temping in long term care pharmacies.. about the only time that we talk to office staff is involving oral Rxs for controlled substances. Recently I have been getting calls from a temp service to fill in for a BIG BOX store pharmacy. Not all practices have moved […]

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There is always a number being thrown around that other “civilized countries”  spend HALF per capita on health care that we do… and then the discussion goes into how long a wait that people in other countries have to get services… and other reasons why our system is superior.. which it may be. Routinely, we […]

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Starting in 2011, the INFAMOUS DONUT HOLE can be partially filled in by others … no matter the income level of the patient. The donut hole itself is ~ 3600.00… and how/when the patient gets their Rxs filled… could mean the difference between the patient paying 92%  or 50% of that figure out of their […]

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