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CVS, Walmart to Cut Pharmacy Hours as Staffing Squeeze Continues Operating schedules remain ‘pain point’ as chains seek to improve work environment https://www.wsj.com/articles/cvs-walmart-to-cut-pharmacy-hours-as-staffing-squeeze-continues-11674796388 CVS says most of its reduced hours will be when there is low patient demand or when a store has only one pharmacist on site.Photo: GABBY JONES for The Wall Street Journal […]
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DOES $ 50.00 for a PAPERBACK seems a bit HIGH ? I have not bought this book, nor read this book, nor The American Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776, contains these famous words: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their […]
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Medicare Part D Plan Prices May Change Unexpectedly How many seniors end up paying more than they thought they would? https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/102834 What if you leased a car, then realized the monthly payment would increase as soon as you drove off the lot, costing you hundreds more? What if the warranty covers much less than what […]
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Something you will never hear the DEA say : “Cutting people off from Opioids may not be the best solution” https://www.npr.org/podcasts/478859728/think#:~:text=Cutting%20people%20off%20from%20opioids,in%20pain%20still%20need%20help
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Pharmacist and technician shortage threatens access to health care https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2023/01/23/pharmacist-technician-shortage-threatens-access-health-care/ SDSU pharmacy enrollment down 34%, pharmacies are ‘randomly reducing hours and closing’ SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) – When Jessica Strobl’s 87-year-old grandmother needed to fill an antibiotic prescription last fall, her regular Black Hills area pharmacy was closed. She returned the next day […]
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Warning From a CVS Pharmacist https://pharmacistactivist.com/2023/January_2023.shtml I am grateful to the readers of The Pharmacist Activist who send me information and commentaries of which I otherwise would not be aware. Many of these messages are social media postings, some of which I have included in previous issues. I have provided one below from a CVS […]
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Will a CVS Caremark Mail-Order Pharmacy License be Revoked? https://pharmacistactivist.com/2023/January_2023.shtml A Pharmacist Activist reader called my attention to an article in STAT+, “California wants to revoke a CVS mail-order license for illegally filling opioid and ADHD prescriptions” (Ed Silverman, Dec. 21, 2022). The Accusation (Case No. 7258) was filed on October 10, 2022 by the […]
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CVS Follies: How to Turn a Charitable Contribution into a Scandal and Lawsuit! https://pharmacistactivist.com/2023/January_2023.shtml November is “National Diabetes Month.” On November 2, 2021, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and CVS Health each made announcements about a partnership between the two organizations that described a CVS $10 million commitment over three years to the ADA to […]
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A well-trained physician can be selectively targeted, deliberately ensnared, inappropriately tried, and wrongfully convicted https://www.daily-remedy.com/letter-to-the-alabama-board-of-medical-examiners/ Letter to the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners Xiulu Ruan, MD 66857019 E1 F.C.I. Oakdale 1 P.O. Box 5000 Oakdale, LA 71463 July 16, 2019 Mark H. Lequire, MD, Chairman Michael T. Flanagan, MD, Vice Chairman Alabama Board […]
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If you ever have blood pressure that’s 180/120 or above, it’s an EMERGENCY According to this article How Do I Know if I Need High Blood Pressure Drugs? If you ever have blood pressure that’s 180/120 or above, it’s an EMERGENCY You need medical help right away to get it under control. did everyone know that […]
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