Costco Pharmacist: did not not provided a concrete reason, other than pharmacists have the right to not dispense !

Hi Steve, I came across your website and noticed you had your email listed. A pharmacist refused to fill a controlled substance for me after speaking with my physician from a nationally renowned clinic in the US. I was not provided a concrete reason, other than pharmacists have the right to not dispense. However, it […]

A Case for Cigarettes Causing a Cornucopia of Diseases Outside the Lungs, Heart

A Case for Cigarettes Causing a Cornucopia of Diseases Outside the Lungs, Heart — Does smoking have a causal role in epilepsy, IBD, rheumatoid arthritis, and more? https://www.medpagetoday.com/pulmonology/smoking/99698 Mendelian randomization studies appeared to bring researchers closer to establishing a causal association between smoking and a wider range of diseases. Genetic variation in smoking liability, subject […]

Pharmacists care about pts: the chains they work for – NOT SO MUCH !!

  VT BOP threaten to REVOKE the pharmacy license of ALL 32 WALGREEN PHARMACIES IN THE STATE It is a sad era: I remember when I told my father who I wanted to work for! I had just started college and my pride in this company was too big for others to understand! I had […]

VT BOP threaten to REVOKE the pharmacy license of ALL 32 WALGREEN PHARMACIES IN THE STATE

https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/vt-regulators-file-pharmacy-licensing-charges-against-walgreens/ The Vermont Office of Professional Regulation is asking the state Board of Pharmacy to punish Walgreens locations in the Green Mountain State. Should the pharmacy board do so, the punishment could lead to the pharmacies’ state licenses being revoked. The regulation office has filed seven charges against the pharmacy chain over a series of […]

How many “balls” can the Rx dept staff juggle – without harming pts ?

Minnesota seeks $1.25 million fine against CVS Caremark over steering patients to CVS pharmacies owned by its parent company

Minnesota seeks $1.25 million fine against CVS Caremark over pharmacy rules https://m.startribune.com/minnesota-seeks-1-25-million-fine-against-cvs-caremark-over-pharmacy-rules/600168840/ Minnesota is threatening a $1.25 million fine against CVS Caremark, alleging it wrongly steered patients to CVS pharmacies owned by its parent company. Caremark is a Rhode Island-based pharmacy benefit manager that structures how and where health plan enrollees can use their coverage […]

Senators Introduce Bruce’s Law to Help Combat Deadly Fentanyl Epidemic: launch a public education and awareness campaign

I see with almost every seizures of illegal drugs – typically illegal Fentanyl – just how many MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THAT THE NUMBER OF TABLETS, KILOGRAMS that was in the seizure could kill.  So should anyone arrested in possession of illegal drugs, be charged with attempted murder of the number of murders that the authorities […]

You either RIDE THE WAVE or you STAY IN PLACE AND TREAD WATER

Men’s Health Month — 13 tips to help men live happier, healthier and longer lives   TL;DR It’s possible to develop habits that not only help to boost your mood on a daily basis, but may also help you live a longer, healthier life. The foods you eat impact your body in many ways. A […]

Cancer killed Kathleen Valentini, but prior auth shares the blame

Is this another example of one of many middlemen within our healthcare system whereas all involved in providing healthcare are dividing responsibilities as to  what and how much care any particular pt gets and when things GO WRONG.. they can point fingers at each other as to has the ultimate responsibility and until the point […]

PROP Keeps Lying About Opioids – This Time They Got Caught

PROP Keeps Lying About Opioids – This Time They Got Caught https://www.acsh.org/news/2022/07/05/prop-keeps-lying-about-opioids-time-they-got-caught-16409 If there’s any reason to doubt the veracity of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP) there is now more. The group lied about the results of a June debate on the cause of the opioid crisis. We caught it. Photo Credit: Piotr Siedlecki […]