275 people killed every day for the last year

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Pharmaciststeve

How about that for a headline for the daily newspaper… It is not drug overdoses It is not drunken drivers It is the number of people that MEDICAL MISTAKES kill EVERY YEAR…. around 100,000 every year Do these mistakes continue to happen because of over-tired, distracted and healthcare professionals being forced to multitask beyond what […]

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Your Pharmacist could be DANGEROUS to YOUR HEALTH

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Pharmaciststeve

We all know about distracted drivers, texting, cellphones and we are all aware of impaired drivers – medications, illegal drugs, alcohol, lack of sleep. The Pharmacist filling your prescription may be suffering from one or more of these conditions. Distracted – the typical Pharmacist has to oversee 3-4 or more technicians… having to keep a […]

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Here is how Walgreen “protects” their employees & customers

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Pharmaciststeve

Walgreens fires a Pharmacist for defending himself, after armed masked robber tried to shoot him. At first they praised the Pharmacist, then turned around and fired him. The above statement clearly states that they are more interested in APPREHENDING a robber after the fact than preventing a robbery in the first place. Like those that […]

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