Ever heard of the 100% club ?

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

We have heard about the ONE-PERCENT and we have heard about the 47 PER-CENT Rumor has it that this 100% club whose members are Pharmacists who have pledged/agreed to NOT FILL ANY CONTROL RXS during certain hours of  the Pharmacy operation. I have not heard of any independent Pharmacy/Pharmacist joining this club.. so that would […]

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Here we go…

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Blue Cross Blue Shield: Don’t Take Away My Meds to Prove I’m Sick http://www.change.org/petitions/president-blue-cross-blue-shield-don-t-take-away-my-meds-to-prove-i-m-sick?share_id=DdkObefVFU&utm_campaign=friend_inviter_chat&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=permissions_dialog_true I don’t know about you.. but.. I have a ethical problem with insurance companies wanting to do “step therapy” on a pt whose disease state is stable and being appropriately managed. Personally, I don’t have a problem for step therapy for […]

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Three Members of Congress who are – IMO – CLUELESS

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

House and Senate Bills Call for Zohydro Ban http://www.medpagetoday.com/PainManagement/PainManagement/44772?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2014-03-15&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyHeadlines&utm_source=WC& A estimate 100 million people suffering with chronic pain.. More and more information coming forward that Acetaminophen is not as safe as we were once told… This new drug Zohydro give not only long acting pain management with a existing drug but an advantage for people […]

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You scratch my back.. I will scratch yours

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Branstad’s board ignores sick Iowans http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/branstad-s-board-ignores-sick-iowans/article_61f348e4-5ed7-5515-8cfe-a13a2580aec3.html I recently blogged about this BOP’s decision… And they had the hearing because ? From the article: Gov Branstad appointees dominating the Iowa Pharmacy Board declined to reclassify marijuana in a way that could lead to some medical uses. The board voted unanimously for the reclassification in 2010 before […]

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who do they think they are kidding ?

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Revamp of state’s pharmacy board in works http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/03/15/3996752/revamp-of-states-pharmacy-board.html From the article: The measure would raise from one to three the number of seats reserved for pharmacists representing both small operations and large chain stores. The number of at-large spots, reserved for people with pharmacy licenses, would be reduced from five to one. Two people would […]

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Sometimes the obvious evades you

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

I am always getting phone calls and emails from RPH’s across the country… almost exclusively from Senior RPH’s who believed that have been screwed or just about to get screwed by corporate pharmacy.. It seems like the “young’ins ” are either too busy trying to figure out what they have gotten themselves into… trying to […]

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Can you say CHEESE ?

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10202475506981845&set=vb.1019746327&type=2&theater&notif_t=like This WAG’s employee seems a little camera shy… this  exchange took place in Florida.. They were willing to fill the pt’s non-controls.. but.. suggested that the pt take the control Rx to another pharmacy – NOT ANOTHER  WALGREENS Does the comment made by the WAG’s staff member ” I’m not comfortable filling the control […]

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Are we talking “small potatoes ” here ?

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

DEA Investigating CVS Over 37,000 Missing Pain Pills http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2014/03/12/dea-investigating-cvs-over-37000-missing-pain-pills/#comments I know.. everyone has already been talking about this .. including this blog… BUT From the article: Last year more than 3 million pills were reported missing from pharmacies in California, according to data from the Board of Pharmacy. Employee pilferage accounted for 358,000 of those […]

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Is it better to serve a few well or many poorly ?

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

We all know that in the average pharmacy, we are short changing the pt that come to us to have their prescriptions filled and help them manage their medical needs. Let’s be realistic, if you are working 12-14 hr shift with the normal missing breaks and you are  averaging  to verify 40 +/- Rxs/hr  …The […]

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And they had the hearing because ?

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Iowa board rules against medical marijuana http://qctimes.com/news/local/iowa-board-rules-against-medical-marijuana/article_d77b0e81-c6df-5b51-9310-64db5f69a5be.html From the article: Dozens of parents, patients and doctors spoke at board meetings last week and Wednesday morning. Within an hour of hearing their testimony, the board decided Wednesday that it won’t rewrite rules, the board’s executive director Lloyd Jessen said. “The board has no authority to authorize […]

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